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C road crash in Cumberland CA15 on 27 January 1993 at 07:59 involving a Citroen AX

A Citroen AX, a Volkswagen Golf and a Volkswagen Jetta were involved in a crash on a C road in Cumberland at 07:59 on Wednesday 27 January 1993. The 19-year-old male driver of the Citroen AX and the 28-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Jetta were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on an icy single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Jan 1993
Wednesday, 07:59
Vehicles
3
Citroen AX and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.69154, longitude -3.44277, in the CA15 postcode district. The location was in the former Allerdale district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199303B000340
Council area
Cumberland
Police force
Cumbria

Road and location details

First road class
C
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
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 30 August 1992.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen AX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,588 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Jetta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen AX)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volkswagen Jetta)

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 199303B000340 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 1993.