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Unclassified road crash in Blackburn with Darwen BB2 on 18 February 2020 at 10:00 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Kia Sedona were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Blackburn with Darwen at 10:00 on Tuesday 18 February 2020. The 21-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf and the 47-year-old female driver of the Kia Sedona were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Feb 2020
Tuesday, 10:00
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Kia Sedona
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.74243, longitude -2.49229, 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, BB2 3QJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020040933917
Council area
Blackburn with Darwen
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
No

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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with 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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 April 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Sedona

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,902 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Sedona)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2020040933917 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 2020.