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Fatal unclassified road crash in Fylde PR4 on 29 March 1994 at 15:15 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Fylde at 15:15 on Tuesday 29 March 1994. The 14-year-old male cyclist was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
29 Mar 1994
Tuesday, 15:15
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.75638, longitude -2.86645, in the PR4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Freckleton.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199404N028794
Council area
Fylde
Police force
Lancashire
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 25 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 June 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    14 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 14, 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 199404N028794 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Fylde road accident statistics for 1994.