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Serious unclassified road crash in Blackpool FY4 on 2 August 1997 at 13:00 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane, an Austin Metro and a car were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Blackpool at 13:00 on Saturday 2 August 1997. The 35-year-old male driver of the Austin Metro was seriously injured and a 55-year-old female passenger in the Renault Megane was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Aug 1997
Saturday, 13:00
Vehicles
3
Renault Megane and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.79419, longitude -2.98777, in the FY4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Blackpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199704A050997
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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, 31 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 December 2020.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

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 199704A050997 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.