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Unclassified road crash in Fylde PR4 on 26 April 2019 at 22:30 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat and a Vauxhall Crossland were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Fylde at 22:30 on Friday 26 April 2019. A 19-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Passat, a 36-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Passat and a 23-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Passat were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Apr 2019
Friday, 22:30
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Passat and Vauxhall Crossland
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.79906, longitude -2.89071, in the PR4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wesham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Medlar-with-Wesham, Fylde, PR4 3JZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019040860187
Council area
Fylde
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 159 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 May 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Crossland

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2019040860187 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.