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Serious B5261 crash in Blackpool on 29 July 2001 at 19:55 involving a Ford Granada

A bicycle and a Ford Granada were involved in a crash on the B5261 in Blackpool at 19:55 on Sunday 29 July 2001. The 31-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Jul 2001
Sunday, 19:55
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Ford Granada
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.78615, longitude -3.02358, in the FY4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Highfield, Blackpool, FY4 3PW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Blackpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200104A050601
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5261
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Auto traffic signal, out
Carriageway hazards
Defective traffic signals

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 December 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

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 200104A050601 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 2001.