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Fatal unclassified road crash in Pendle BB9 on 8 June 2021 at 19:55 involving a bicycle

A bicycle crashed on an unclassified road in Pendle at 19:55 on Tuesday 8 June 2021. The 18-year-old male cyclist was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Jun 2021
Tuesday, 19:55
Vehicles
1
Bicycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.83146, longitude -2.20099, in the BB9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Nelson. It is one of the crashes that make up the Brierfield East & Clover Hill, Pendle, BB9 0RL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Pendle

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021041054178
Council area
Pendle
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

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
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 March 2024.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 18, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    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 2021041054178 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 2021.