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Fatal B6238 crash in Rossendale on 10 November 2017 at 22:10 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on the B6238 in Rossendale at 22:10 on Friday 10 November 2017. The 54-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf was killed and the 49-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Nov 2017
Friday, 22:10
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.7416, longitude -2.23224, in the BB4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rossendale

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201704EF17235
Council area
Rossendale
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6238
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 November 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 201704EF17235 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.