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Serious B6535 crash in Hyndburn on 18 January 2025 at 11:20 involving a Honda Civic

A Honda Civic and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the B6535 in Hyndburn at 11:20 on Saturday 18 January 2025. A 62-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Passat was seriously injured and the 35-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Passat and the 61-year-old male driver of the Honda Civic were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Jan 2025
Saturday, 11:20
Vehicles
2
Honda Civic and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.77218, longitude -2.42291, in the BB1 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Overton, Hyndburn, BB1 4AJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025041543480
Council area
Hyndburn
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6535
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 August 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2025041543480 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hyndburn road accident statistics for 2025.