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A5073 crash in Blackpool on 2 April 1997 at 17:05 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A car, a Volkswagen Polo and a Rover 200 Series were involved in a crash on the A5073 in Blackpool at 17:05 on Wednesday 2 April 1997. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Apr 1997
Wednesday, 17:05
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Polo and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.79918, longitude -3.04497, in the FY4 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
199704A018197
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5073
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
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 serious injury crash on 22 March 1992.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,272 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,342 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199704A018197 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 1997.