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M65 crash in Burnley on 10 October 2023 at 14:09 involving a Lexus IS 220

A Lexus IS 220 and a BMW 4 Series were involved in a crash on the M65 in Burnley at 14:09 on Tuesday 10 October 2023. The 64-year-old male driver of the BMW 4 Series, a 60-year-old female passenger in the BMW 4 Series and a 77-year-old female passenger in the BMW 4 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Oct 2023
Tuesday, 14:09
Vehicles
2
Lexus IS 220 and BMW 4 Series
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.78233, longitude -2.31475, in the BB12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hapton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hapton with Park, Burnley, BB12 7LW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Burnley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023041361677
Council area
Burnley
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
65
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 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, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 November 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lexus IS 220

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,231 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 4 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 4 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 4 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 4 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least 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 2023041361677 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Burnley road accident statistics for 2023.