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B5390 crash in Blackpool on 10 December 2003 at 08:33 involving a Skoda Octavia taxi

A bicycle and a Skoda Octavia taxi were involved in a crash on the B5390 in Blackpool at 08:33 on Wednesday 10 December 2003. The 15-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Dec 2003
Wednesday, 08:33
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Skoda Octavia
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.81268, longitude -3.04321, in the FY1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200304A077703
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5390
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 April 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Octavia

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, 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 200304A077703 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 2003.