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Unclassified road crash in Blackpool FY2 on 6 October 2001 at 17:10 involving a Citroen Xantia

A bicycle and a Citroen Xantia were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Blackpool at 17:10 on Saturday 6 October 2001. The 16-year-old male cyclist and the 47-year-old male driver of the Citroen Xantia 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
6 Oct 2001
Saturday, 17:10
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Citroen Xantia
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.85123, longitude -3.04462, in the FY2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 0JU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200104A072401
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 July 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

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

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Xantia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xantia)

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 200104A072401 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.