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Fatal A596 crash in Cumberland on 30 August 1992 at 15:56 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a Rover 200 Series were involved in a crash on the A596 in Cumberland at 15:56 on Sunday 30 August 1992. The 22-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra, the 64-year-old male driver of the Rover 200 Series and a 59-year-old female passenger in the Rover 200 Series were killed and three other people were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Aug 1992
Sunday, 15:56
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and Rover 200 Series
Casualties
6
3 killed, 3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.80332, longitude -3.25072, in the CA7 postcode district. The location was in the former Allerdale district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199203B004050
Council area
Cumberland
Police force
Cumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
596
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 February 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,342 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 199203B004050 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 1992.