BLACKBURN’S most dangerous roads have been revealed on an interactive map.
Crash Map uses official data from The Department of Transport, which it then inputs onto an interactive map.
It pinpoints the location of every ‘fatal’, ‘serious’ and ‘slight’ driving collisions that took place in 2020.
Here are some of the most dangerous roads in and around Blackburn, according to Crash Maps:
Fatal car accidents in Blackburn last year
Elton Road
A 22-year-old was involved in a car accident on Elton Road, Belthorn, last February.
Sadly, she was pronounced dead at the scene after sustaining traumatic head injuries at the scene.
Blackburn roads with a high number of crashes in 2020
Billinge End Road
Slight accidents: 3
Shadsworth Road
Slight accidents: 3
Serious accidents: 1
Blackburn Road
Slight accidents: 2
Serious accidents: 1
Bolton Road
Slight accidents: 2
Serious accidents: 1
Whalley New Road
Slight accidents: 4
Serious accidents: 1
Barbara Castle Way
Slight accidents: 2
Serious accidents: 1
Accrington Road
Slight accidents: 2
Preston New Road (between Yew Tree Drive and Strawberry Bank)
Slight accidents: 4
Serious accidents: 2
Want to find out where car collisions have taken place near you? Visit the interactive map for yourself.
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