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Fatal A686 crash in Westmorland and Furness on 11 February 1995 at 11:35 involving a Toyota Starlet

A Toyota Starlet and an Audi 100 were involved in a crash on the A686 in Westmorland and Furness at 11:35 on Saturday 11 February 1995. A 22-year-old male passenger in the Toyota Starlet was killed, one other person was seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Feb 1995
Saturday, 11:35
Vehicles
2
Toyota Starlet and Audi 100
Casualties
4
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.66932, longitude -2.70545, 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
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1995030000449
Council area
Westmorland and Furness
Police force
Cumbria
Highway authority
Cumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
686
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 November 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Starlet

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,166 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi 100

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    2,226 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Starlet)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi 100)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Starlet)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Starlet)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 1995030000449 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 1995.