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B6232 crash in Blackburn with Darwen on 1 September 2019 at 00:45 involving a Seat Leon

A Seat Leon and a Volkswagen Sharan were involved in a crash on the B6232 in Blackburn with Darwen at 00:45 on Sunday 1 September 2019. A 52-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Sharan, a 26-year-old male passenger in the Seat Leon and the 34-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Sharan were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Sep 2019
Sunday, 00:45
Vehicles
2
Seat Leon and Volkswagen Sharan
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.76178, longitude -2.48721, in the BB1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackburn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shear Brow & Corporation Park, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 8DP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019040874387
Council area
Blackburn with Darwen
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6232
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 March 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Sharan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Sharan)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Leon)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Sharan)

    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 2019040874387 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 2019.