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B5261 crash in Blackpool on 16 January 2006 at 19:40 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane hit a pedestrian on the B5261 in Blackpool at 19:40 on Monday 16 January 2006. A 16-year-old male pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Jan 2006
Monday, 19:40
Vehicles
1
Renault Megane
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.79203, longitude -3.03085, in the FY4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Highfield, Blackpool, FY4 3PW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Blackpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200604AM06007
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5261
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 February 1997.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    South West
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, hit by vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 200604AM06007 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 2006.