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A5073 crash in Blackpool on 28 December 2002 at 10:46 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A5073 in Blackpool at 10:46 on Saturday 28 December 2002. The 64-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta, the 55-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort and a 30-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Dec 2002
Saturday, 10:46
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Ford Escort
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.79908, longitude -3.04666, in the FY4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bloomfield, Blackpool, FY1 6JH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200204A091902
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5073
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
Auto traffic signal
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 January 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 200204A091902 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.