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A5073 crash in Blackpool on 23 December 2004 at 19:45 involving a Honda Prelude

A Honda Prelude and a Peugeot 106 were involved in a crash on the A5073 in Blackpool at 19:45 on Thursday 23 December 2004. The 17-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 106 and a 17-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 106 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Dec 2004
Thursday, 19:45
Vehicles
2
Honda Prelude and Peugeot 106
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.79929, longitude -3.04318, 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
200404A074504
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
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 22 January 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Prelude

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    2,150 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 106)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 106)

    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 200404A074504 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 2004.