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Unclassified road crash in Blackpool FY1 on 1 August 2014 at 13:40 involving a London Taxis Int. TX1

A London Taxis Int. TX1 hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Blackpool at 13:40 on Friday 1 August 2014. A 59-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Aug 2014
Friday, 13:40
Vehicles
1
London Taxis Int. TX1
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.83066, longitude -3.05307, in the FY1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Claremont, Blackpool, FY1 2HR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Blackpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201404AN14068
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
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
19%
Estimated chance it was slight
81%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 16 October 1990.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: London Taxis Int. TX1

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 59, hit by vehicle 1 (London Taxis Int. TX1)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 201404AN14068 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 2014.