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Serious A583 crash in Preston on 14 October 1990 at 19:40 involving a Dodge minibus

A Dodge minibus and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A583 in Preston at 19:40 on Sunday 14 October 1990. All ten casualties were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Oct 1990
Sunday, 19:40
Vehicles
2
Dodge and Ford Escort
Casualties
10
10 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.7613, longitude -2.79329, in the PR4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990040DE2849
Council area
Preston
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
583
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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 September 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Dodge

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,720 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (10)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 63, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dodge)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dodge)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 35, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dodge)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 48, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dodge)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 38, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dodge)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dodge)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 45, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dodge)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dodge)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 33, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dodge)

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 1990040DE2849 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Preston road accident statistics for 1990.