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Unclassified road crash in Blackpool FY4 on 5 May 2010 at 17:42 involving a Carbodies Taxi

A Carbodies Taxi, a car and a Mitsubishi Colt were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Blackpool at 17:42 on Wednesday 5 May 2010. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 May 2010
Wednesday, 17:42
Vehicles
3
Carbodies Taxi and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.8, longitude -3.03378, 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.

Map of where the crash happened in Blackpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201004AM10059
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
5261

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 7 November 2011.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Carbodies Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 3: Mitsubishi Colt

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Carbodies Taxi)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mitsubishi Colt)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    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 201004AM10059 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 2010.