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A586 crash in Blackpool on 24 January 2002 at 17:32 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the A586 in Blackpool at 17:32 on Thursday 24 January 2002. The 43-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Jan 2002
Thursday, 17:32
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.83359, longitude -3.02595, in the FY3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Park, Blackpool, FY3 7JW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Blackpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200204A004902
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
586
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
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 30 November 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,043 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 200204A004902 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 2002.