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A681 crash in Rossendale on 10 November 2021 at 17:27 involving a BMW X1

A BMW X1 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A681 in Rossendale at 17:27 on Wednesday 10 November 2021. The 40-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Nov 2021
Wednesday, 17:27
Vehicles
2
BMW X1 and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.6967, longitude -2.26543, in the BB4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rawtenstall. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hareholme & Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 9AW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rossendale

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021041111684
Council area
Rossendale
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
681
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Human crossing control by other authorised person

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, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 31 May 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW X1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, on vehicle 2 (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 2021041111684 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 2021.