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Fatal M6 crash in Lancaster on 15 June 1984 at 14:45 involving a van

A van and a car were involved in a crash on the M6 in Lancaster at 14:45 on Friday 15 June 1984. The 33-year-old male driver of the van and a 22-year-old male passenger in the van were killed, one other person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Jun 1984
Friday, 14:45
Vehicles
2
Van and car
Casualties
6
2 killed, 1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.07233, longitude -2.77154, in the LA2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1984040BA0851
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
6
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 August 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 33, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 22, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

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 1984040BA0851 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lancaster road accident statistics for 1984.