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B5284 crash in Westmorland and Furness on 25 February 1998 at 13:25 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Vauxhall Carlton were involved in a crash on the B5284 in Westmorland and Furness at 13:25 on Wednesday 25 February 1998. The 21-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort, the 38-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Carlton and a 28-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Carlton were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Feb 1998
Wednesday, 13:25
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Vauxhall Carlton
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.34859, longitude -2.82917, in the LA8 postcode district. The location was in the former South Lakeland district.

Map of where the crash happened in Westmorland and Furness

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998030000591
Council area
Westmorland and Furness
Police force
Cumbria
Highway authority
Cumbria

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5284
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 September 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Carlton

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Carlton)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Carlton)

    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 1998030000591 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 1998.