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A587 crash in Blackpool on 16 August 1996 at 21:30 involving a Ford Orion

A Ford Orion and a Peugeot 405 taxi were involved in a crash on the A587 in Blackpool at 21:30 on Friday 16 August 1996. The 24-year-old male driver of the Ford Orion, a 24-year-old female passenger in the Ford Orion and the 32-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 405 taxi 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
16 Aug 1996
Friday, 21:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Orion and Peugeot 405
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.85315, longitude -3.04115, in the FY2 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
199604A053696
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
587
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 December 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 405

    Taxi

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

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 405)

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 199604A053696 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.