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Serious B5261 crash in Blackpool on 24 September 1993 at 19:50 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Proton Torch were involved in a crash on the B5261 in Blackpool at 19:50 on Friday 24 September 1993. The 47-year-old male driver of the Proton Torch, a 46-year-old female passenger in the Proton Torch and a 51-year-old female passenger in the Proton Torch were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Sep 1993
Friday, 19:50
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Proton Torch
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.80783, longitude -3.04291, in the FY1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199304A164093
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5261
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 25 July 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    957 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Proton Torch

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Proton Torch)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Proton Torch)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Proton Torch)

    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 199304A164093 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.