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A588 crash in Wyre on 17 January 2002 at 07:40 involving a Volvo 240

A Volvo 240, a Nissan Micra and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A588 in Wyre at 07:40 on Thursday 17 January 2002. The 45-year-old male driver of the Volvo 240, the 36-year-old male driver of the Nissan Micra and the 36-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Jan 2002
Thursday, 07:40
Vehicles
3
Volvo 240 and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.87705, longitude -2.95521, in the FY6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hambleton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hambleton & Stalmine, Wyre, FY6 9AD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200204B003502
Council area
Wyre
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
588
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Raining, 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 30 November 1993.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 240

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 240)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Mondeo)

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 200204B003502 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wyre road accident statistics for 2002.