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M55 crash in Blackpool on 20 April 2019 at 11:56 involving a Skoda Roomster

A car and a Skoda Roomster were involved in a crash on the M55 in Blackpool at 11:56 on Saturday 20 April 2019. The 58-year-old male driver of the Skoda Roomster was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Apr 2019
Saturday, 11:56
Vehicles
2
Car and Skoda Roomster
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.79386, longitude -2.98807, in the FY4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clifton, Blackpool, FY4 4UJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Blackpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019040849928
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Non-trunk road

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 15 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 August 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Roomster

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Roomster)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least 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 2019040849928 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 2019.