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Unclassified road crash in Rossendale OL12 on 27 November 2020 at 19:28 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra, a Renault Kadjar and a Peugeot 308 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale at 19:28 on Friday 27 November 2020. The 33-year-old female driver of the Renault Kadjar was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet one-way street with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Nov 2020
Friday, 19:28
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Astra and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.65523, longitude -2.17549, in the OL12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Whitworth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Whitworth, Rossendale, OL12 8QH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020041002246
Council area
Rossendale
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
One way street
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 51 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 May 2018.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Kadjar

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 308

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Kadjar)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2020041002246 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 2020.