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B5390 crash in Blackpool on 29 December 2019 at 17:40 involving a Chevrolet Matiz

A Chevrolet Matiz and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the B5390 in Blackpool at 17:40 on Sunday 29 December 2019. The 62-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra, a 66-year-old female passenger in the Chevrolet Matiz and the 80-year-old male driver of the Chevrolet Matiz were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Dec 2019
Sunday, 17:40
Vehicles
2
Chevrolet Matiz and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.80494, longitude -3.03155, in the FY1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Tyldesley, Blackpool, FY1 6RA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Blackpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019040913953
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5390
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no 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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 May 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Chevrolet Matiz

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    80 years
    Engine capacity
    796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Matiz)

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

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Matiz)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2019040913953 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.