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M65 crash in Pendle on 9 April 2018 at 18:35 involving a Citroen C2

A Citroen C2 and a Land Rover Defender were involved in a crash on the M65 in Pendle at 18:35 on Monday 9 April 2018. The 19-year-old male driver of the Citroen C2 and a 20-year-old male passenger in the Citroen C2 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Apr 2018
Monday, 18:35
Vehicles
2
Citroen C2 and Land Rover Defender
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.85483, longitude -2.19106, in the BB8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Waterside & Horsfield, Pendle, BB8 9NL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Pendle

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201804EG18075
Council area
Pendle
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
65
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
6068

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 September 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Defender

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C2)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C2)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 201804EG18075 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Pendle road accident statistics for 2018.