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A681 crash in Rossendale on 19 July 2023 at 08:25 involving a Suzuki SX4

A Suzuki SX4 and a Jeep Cherokee were involved in a crash on the A681 in Rossendale at 08:25 on Wednesday 19 July 2023. The 30-year-old male driver of the Suzuki SX4 and the 64-year-old male driver of the Jeep Cherokee were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Jul 2023
Wednesday, 08:25
Vehicles
2
Suzuki SX4 and Jeep Cherokee
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.69286, longitude -2.22046, in the OL13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bacup. It is one of the crashes that make up the Whitewell & Stacksteads, Rossendale, OL13 0RW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rossendale

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023041330982
Council area
Rossendale
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no 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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 20 February 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki SX4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,373 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Jeep Cherokee

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    5,654 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki SX4)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Jeep Cherokee)

    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 2023041330982 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 2023.