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Serious A5099 crash in Blackpool on 31 December 2022 at 18:48 involving a Toyota Corolla

A Toyota Corolla hit a pedestrian on the A5099 in Blackpool at 18:48 on Saturday 31 December 2022. A 67-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
31 Dec 2022
Saturday, 18:48
Vehicles
1
Toyota Corolla
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.81426, longitude -3.05375, in the FY1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Blackpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022041258611
Council area
Blackpool
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5099
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, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 December 2021.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Corolla

    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 67, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota Corolla)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2022041258611 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 2022.