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A671 crash in Rossendale on 19 May 2017 at 13:52 involving a Vauxhall Mokka

Five vehicles, including a Vauxhall Mokka and a Vauxhall Vectra, were involved in a crash on the A671 in Rossendale at 13:52 on Friday 19 May 2017. The 72-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Mokka, the 24-year-old female driver of the car and a 24-year-old male passenger in the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 May 2017
Friday, 13:52
Vehicles
5
Vauxhall Mokka and 4 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.70382, longitude -2.20203, in the OL13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bacup. It is one of the crashes that make up the Britannia & Lee Mill, Rossendale, OL13 0AX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rossendale

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201704EF17100
Council area
Rossendale
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
671
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
30%
Estimated chance it was slight
70%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 April 2001.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Mokka

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,364 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Mazda 3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 5: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Mokka)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 201704EF17100 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rossendale road accident statistics for 2017.