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Serious A66 crash in Westmorland and Furness on 29 June 1992 at 12:00 involving a Volvo 245

A Volvo 245 and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A66 in Westmorland and Furness at 12:00 on Monday 29 June 1992. There were four casualties: one 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
Serious
Date
29 Jun 1992
Monday, 12:00
Vehicles
2
Volvo 245 and lorry
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.64232, longitude -2.85064, in the CA11 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199203D001760
Council area
Westmorland and Furness
Police force
Cumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
66
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, 45 metres away, was a fatal crash on 16 May 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 245

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,315 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Jackknifed
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 245)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 245)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 245)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 245)

    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 199203D001760 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 1992.