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Fatal M6 crash in Westmorland and Furness on 11 May 1990 at 23:45 involving a Ford Transit minibus

A Ford Transit minibus crashed on the M6 in Westmorland and Furness at 23:45 on Friday 11 May 1990. A 46-year-old female passenger, a 45-year-old female passenger and a 45-year-old female passenger were killed, seven other people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 May 1990
Friday, 23:45
Vehicles
1
Ford Transit
Casualties
12
3 killed, 7 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.5213, longitude -2.65809, in the CA10 postcode district. The location was in the former Eden district.

Map of where the crash happened in Westmorland and Furness

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199003D002070
Council area
Westmorland and Furness
Police force
Cumbria

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 2 August 1989.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (12)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 46, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 45, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 45, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 57, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 53, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 50, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 37, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 32, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 40, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 60, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

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 199003D002070 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Westmorland and Furness road accident statistics for 1990.