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B6232 crash in Rossendale on 26 January 2018 at 17:05 involving an Audi A5

An Audi A5 and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on the B6232 in Rossendale at 17:05 on Friday 26 January 2018. The 44-year-old male driver of the Audi A5 and a 9-year-old male passenger in the Audi A5 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Jan 2018
Friday, 17:05
Vehicles
2
Audi A5 and Mercedes C Class
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.70211, longitude -2.35532, in the BB4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 4AU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rossendale

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201804EF18017
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
6232
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
19%
Estimated chance it was slight
81%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 23 June 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A5)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A5)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least 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 201804EF18017 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 2018.