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Serious A584 crash in Blackpool on 25 August 1993 at 14:15 involving a Bedford van

A Bedford van, a Morris Marina and a Citroen BX were involved in a crash on the A584 in Blackpool at 14:15 on Wednesday 25 August 1993. There were six casualties: four people were seriously injured and two 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
Serious
Date
25 Aug 1993
Wednesday, 14:15
Vehicles
3
Bedford and 2 others
Casualties
6
4 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.85774, longitude -3.04993, in the FY2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199304A149793
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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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 1 October 1995.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Morris Marina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen BX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Morris Marina)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Morris Marina)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen BX)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen BX)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen BX)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen BX)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199304A149793 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 1993.