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A59 crash in South Ribble on 29 October 1993 at 12:50 involving a Volvo 340

A Volvo 340, a Renault 25 and a Seat Toledo were involved in a crash on the A59 in South Ribble at 12:50 on Friday 29 October 1993. The 24-year-old male driver of the Seat Toledo was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Oct 1993
Friday, 12:50
Vehicles
3
Volvo 340 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.76521, longitude -2.63362, in the PR5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ribble

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199304D172193
Council area
South Ribble
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
59
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 March 2013.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 340

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 25

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Seat Toledo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,595 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Seat Toledo)

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 199304D172193 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Ribble road accident statistics for 1993.