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B5266 crash in Blackpool on 21 May 1996 at 07:20 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on the B5266 in Blackpool at 07:20 on Tuesday 21 May 1996. The 49-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 May 1996
Tuesday, 07:20
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Vauxhall Cavalier
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.82315, longitude -3.01777, 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199604A024796
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5266
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
587

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 October 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,699 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

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 199604A024796 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 1996.