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A5073 crash in Blackpool on 23 December 2006 at 16:45 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the A5073 in Blackpool at 16:45 on Saturday 23 December 2006. The 22-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Dec 2006
Saturday, 16:45
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Renault Clio
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.80256, longitude -3.02853, in the FY4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Tyldesley, Blackpool, FY1 6RA area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200604AM06224
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
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 31 August 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

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 200604AM06224 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.