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A596 crash in Cumberland on 14 December 1996 at 18:00 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra, a Rover 200 Series and an Austin Maestro were involved in a crash on the A596 in Cumberland at 18:00 on Saturday 14 December 1996. All eight casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Dec 1996
Saturday, 18:00
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Astra and 2 others
Casualties
8
8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.61546, longitude -3.5268, in the CA14 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
1996030003393
Council area
Cumberland
Police force
Cumbria
Highway authority
Cumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
596
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 51 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 30 January 2018.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Austin Maestro)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Austin Maestro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Austin Maestro)

    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 1996030003393 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 1996.