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Unclassified road crash in Blackburn with Darwen BB1 on 10 August 2018 at 21:30 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Mercedes A Class were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Blackburn with Darwen at 21:30 on Friday 10 August 2018. The 27-year-old male driver of the Mercedes A Class was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Aug 2018
Friday, 21:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Mercedes A Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.75552, longitude -2.47755, in the BB1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackburn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bastwell & Daisyfield, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 6NN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201804ED18297
Council area
Blackburn with Darwen
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 June 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,364 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes A Class)

    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 201804ED18297 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blackburn with Darwen road accident statistics for 2018.