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A584 crash in Blackpool on 25 March 1990 at 14:30 involving a Colt Lancer

Four vehicles, including a Colt Lancer and a Ford Granada, were involved in a crash on the A584 in Blackpool at 14:30 on Sunday 25 March 1990. The 75-year-old male driver of the Colt Lancer and a 75-year-old female passenger in the Colt Lancer were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Mar 1990
Sunday, 14:30
Vehicles
4
Colt Lancer and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.84153, longitude -3.05423, in the FY2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990040AE0707
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
584
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 March 1981.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Colt Lancer

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    75 years
    Engine capacity
    1,410 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    2,933 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 4: MG Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Colt Lancer)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Colt Lancer)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 1990040AE0707 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 1990.