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B5273 crash in Lancaster on 31 January 2014 at 16:45 involving a Honda Civic

A Honda Civic and a Citroen Saxo were involved in a crash on the B5273 in Lancaster at 16:45 on Friday 31 January 2014. The 38-year-old male driver of the Citroen Saxo and a 33-year-old female passenger in the Citroen Saxo were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Jan 2014
Friday, 16:45
Vehicles
2
Honda Civic and Citroen Saxo
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.05561, longitude -2.85098, in the LA3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Morecambe. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westgate, Lancaster, LA3 3PL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201404BB14012
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5273
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 October 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)

    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 201404BB14012 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lancaster road accident statistics for 2014.