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B5261 crash in Blackpool on 8 June 1995 at 15:45 involving a Fiat 126

A Fiat 126 and a Freight Rover Sherpa van were involved in a crash on the B5261 in Blackpool at 15:45 on Thursday 8 June 1995. The 40-year-old female driver of the Fiat 126, a 54-year-old male passenger in the Fiat 126 and a 47-year-old male passenger in the Freight Rover Sherpa van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Jun 1995
Thursday, 15:45
Vehicles
2
Fiat 126 and Freight Rover Sherpa
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.8031, longitude -3.03854, in the FY1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199504A027095
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5261
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 11 August 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat 126

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    703 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Freight Rover Sherpa

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat 126)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat 126)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

    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 199504A027095 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.