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A5073 crash in Blackpool on 24 July 1982 at 23:25 involving a car

A car and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on the A5073 in Blackpool at 23:25 on Saturday 24 July 1982. The 45-year-old male driver of the bus or coach and a 55-year-old female passenger in the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Jul 1982
Saturday, 23:25
Vehicles
2
Car and bus or coach
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.8033, longitude -3.02685, in the FY4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool.

Map of where the crash happened in Blackpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1982040CD0916
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5073
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 October 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 1982040CD0916 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blackpool road accident statistics for 1982.