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Serious unclassified road crash in Blackburn with Darwen BB2 on 16 October 2019 at 20:23 involving a BMW 1 Series

A BMW 1 Series and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Blackburn with Darwen at 20:23 on Wednesday 16 October 2019. An 18-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Polo was seriously injured and the 24-year-old female driver of the BMW 1 Series and the 19-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Polo were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Oct 2019
Wednesday, 20:23
Vehicles
2
BMW 1 Series and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.75102, longitude -2.49382, in the BB2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackburn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019040890796
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
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 May 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 1 Series

    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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    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 2019040890796 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.