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A585 crash in Wyre on 13 March 2012 at 13:00 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a Ford Fusion were involved in a crash on the A585 in Wyre at 13:00 on Tuesday 13 March 2012. The 45-year-old female driver of the Ford Fusion, a 64-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fusion and a 50-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fusion were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Mar 2012
Tuesday, 13:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and Ford Fusion
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.88236, longitude -3.02238, in the FY5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Thornton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cleveleys Park, Wyre, FY5 2PS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201204BC12044
Council area
Wyre
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
585
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

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
20%
Estimated chance it was slight
80%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 27 November 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    89 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    25 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fusion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fusion)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fusion)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fusion)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 201204BC12044 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wyre road accident statistics for 2012.