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B5243 crash in West Lancashire on 31 March 1994 at 17:45 involving a Volvo 244

A Volvo 244 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B5243 in West Lancashire at 17:45 on Thursday 31 March 1994. The 10-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Mar 1994
Thursday, 17:45
Vehicles
2
Volvo 244 and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.62474, longitude -3.00059, in the PR8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southport.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lancashire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199404H018294
Council area
West Lancashire
Police force
Lancashire
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5243
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 August 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 244

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,127 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 199404H018294 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lancashire road accident statistics for 1994.