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A5073 crash in Blackpool on 28 October 1993 at 18:55 involving a Volvo 440

A Volvo 440, a Ford Orion and a Renault 21 were involved in a crash on the A5073 in Blackpool at 18:55 on Thursday 28 October 1993. The 35-year-old male driver of the Ford Orion and a 28-year-old female passenger in the Volvo 440 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Oct 1993
Thursday, 18:55
Vehicles
3
Volvo 440 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.79898, longitude -3.04785, in the FY4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool.

Map of where the crash happened in Blackpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199304A176793
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5073
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, street lights lit
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 23 June 1994.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 440

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,794 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,608 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Renault 21

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    2,068 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 440)

    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 199304A176793 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.