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Fatal A588 crash in Wyre on 1 June 1991 at 16:55 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Suzuki motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A588 in Wyre at 16:55 on Saturday 1 June 1991. The 72-year-old male driver of the Austin Metro was killed, the 19-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle was seriously injured and a 71-year-old female passenger in the Austin Metro was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
1 Jun 1991
Saturday, 16:55
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Suzuki
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.91636, longitude -2.92838, in the PR3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991040BF0690
Council area
Wyre
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
588
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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 serious injury crash on 7 June 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    249 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

    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 1991040BF0690 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wyre road accident statistics for 1991.