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M55 crash in Fylde on 2 April 2019 at 22:00 involving a Skoda Karoq

A Skoda Karoq and a Renault Kadjar were involved in a crash on the M55 in Fylde at 22:00 on Tuesday 2 April 2019. The 49-year-old female driver of the Skoda Karoq was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in snow on an icy dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Apr 2019
Tuesday, 22:00
Vehicles
2
Skoda Karoq and Renault Kadjar
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.80692, longitude -2.85785, in the PR4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rural East Fylde, Fylde, PR4 3SH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Fylde

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019040832060
Council area
Fylde
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
55
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, no street lighting
Weather
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 August 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Karoq

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Kadjar

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Karoq)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

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 2019040832060 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Fylde road accident statistics for 2019.