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M6 crash in Rugby on 13 April 1992 at 03:15 involving an Iveco-Ford lorry

A van and an Iveco-Ford lorry were involved in a crash on the M6 in Rugby at 03:15 on Monday 13 April 1992. All nine casualties 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
Slight
Date
13 Apr 1992
Monday, 03:15
Vehicles
2
Van and Iveco-Ford
Casualties
9
9 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.40934, longitude -1.25316, in the CV23 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rugby

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992239200547
Council area
Rugby
Police force
Warwickshire

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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
6

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 18 October 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    6,227 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    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 1992239200547 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rugby road accident statistics for 1992.