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Fatal A59 crash in Ribble Valley on 13 July 1992 at 06:55 involving a Land Rover Discovery

A Land Rover Discovery and a van were involved in a crash on the A59 in Ribble Valley at 06:55 on Monday 13 July 1992. The 47-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Discovery and a 33-year-old female passenger in the Land Rover Discovery were killed and the 46-year-old male driver of the van was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
13 Jul 1992
Monday, 06:55
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Discovery and van
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.86798, longitude -2.36767, in the BB7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Ribble Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992040FC1272
Council area
Ribble Valley
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
59
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 150 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 February 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    3,528 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Discovery)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Discovery)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 1992040FC1272 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ribble Valley road accident statistics for 1992.