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A588 crash in Lancaster on 18 September 1998 at 13:35 involving a Ford Escort

A vehicle and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A588 in Lancaster at 13:35 on Friday 18 September 1998. All five casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Sep 1998
Friday, 13:35
Vehicles
2
Other vehicle and Ford Escort
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.98372, longitude -2.82435, in the LA2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199804B059798
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
588
Road type
Single 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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 18 August 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    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 199804B059798 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lancaster road accident statistics for 1998.