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A6 crash in Westmorland and Furness on 24 March 1995 at 18:46 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on the A6 in Westmorland and Furness at 18:46 on Friday 24 March 1995. The 32-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta, the 29-year-old male driver of the Nissan Micra and a 16-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Mar 1995
Friday, 18:46
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Nissan Micra
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.67267, longitude -2.76009, in the CA11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Penrith. The location was in the former Eden district.

Map of where the crash happened in Westmorland and Furness

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1995030000828
Council area
Westmorland and Furness
Police force
Cumbria
Highway authority
Cumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 December 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 1995030000828 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.