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Serious A5093 crash in Cumberland on 4 October 1991 at 08:50 involving a Peugeot 505

A Peugeot 505 and a Suzuki motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A5093 in Cumberland at 08:50 on Friday 4 October 1991. The 18-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Oct 1991
Friday, 08:50
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 505 and Suzuki
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.2114, longitude -3.27555, in the LA18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Millom. The location was in the former Copeland district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199103A003370
Council area
Cumberland
Police force
Cumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5093
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Human crossing control by school crossing patrol

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 August 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 505

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    2,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)

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 199103A003370 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cumberland road accident statistics for 1991.