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B5124 crash in Blackpool on 20 December 1996 at 22:45 involving a Ford Courier van

A van and a Ford Courier van were involved in a crash on the B5124 in Blackpool at 22:45 on Friday 20 December 1996. The 26-year-old male driver of the van, the 61-year-old male driver of the Ford Courier van and a 54-year-old female passenger in the Ford Courier van were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Dec 1996
Friday, 22:45
Vehicles
2
Van and Ford Courier
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.84002, longitude -3.04219, in the FY2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199604A074096
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
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 December 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Courier

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Courier)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Courier)

    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 199604A074096 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.