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M55 crash in Fylde on 7 May 1997 at 09:17 involving a Mercedes 190

A Mercedes 190 and a Vauxhall Combo van were involved in a crash on the M55 in Fylde at 09:17 on Wednesday 7 May 1997. The 46-year-old female driver of the Mercedes 190, the 47-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Combo van and a 21-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Combo van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on an icy dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 May 1997
Wednesday, 09:17
Vehicles
2
Mercedes 190 and Vauxhall Combo
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.87524, longitude -3.04337, in the FY5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool.

Map of where the crash happened in Fylde

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199704A028397
Council area
Fylde
Police force
Lancashire
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
55
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 25 July 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes 190

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Combo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 190)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Combo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Combo)

    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 199704A028397 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Fylde road accident statistics for 1997.