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Fatal M6 crash in Wyre on 19 July 1992 at 13:55 involving a Vauxhall Astra

Five vehicles, including a Vauxhall Astra and a car, were involved in a crash on the M6 in Wyre at 13:55 on Sunday 19 July 1992. The 39-year-old female driver of the car and the 73-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra were killed, one other person was seriously injured and seven 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
19 Jul 1992
Sunday, 13:55
Vehicles
5
Vauxhall Astra and 4 others
Casualties
10
2 killed, 1 seriously injured, 7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.90896, longitude -2.75331, in the PR3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992040BE1037
Council area
Wyre
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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 14 November 2003.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 5: Austin Ambassador

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (10)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Austin Ambassador)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Austin Ambassador)

    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 1992040BE1037 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wyre road accident statistics for 1992.