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M58 crash in West Lancashire on 4 June 1990 at 16:55 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Citroen Lna were involved in a crash on the M58 in West Lancashire at 16:55 on Monday 4 June 1990. The 60-year-old female driver of the Citroen Lna was 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
4 Jun 1990
Monday, 16:55
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Citroen Lna
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.54172, longitude -2.79159, in the WN8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lancashire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990040CB0892
Council area
West Lancashire
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
58
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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 28 July 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Lna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Lna)

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 1990040CB0892 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lancashire road accident statistics for 1990.