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Serious B5124 crash in Blackpool on 21 April 1995 at 10:55 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a DAF Trucks bus were involved in a crash on the B5124 in Blackpool at 10:55 on Friday 21 April 1995. The 67-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and a 65-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Apr 1995
Friday, 10:55
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and DAF Trucks
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.82198, longitude -3.0387, in the FY3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool.

Map of where the crash happened in Blackpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199504A020395
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5124
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 31 January 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    11,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    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 199504A020395 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 1995.