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A6 crash in Lancaster on 21 March 1998 at 19:45 involving a Zastava Yugo

A Zastava Yugo and an Austin Metro were involved in a crash on the A6 in Lancaster at 19:45 on Saturday 21 March 1998. The 20-year-old female driver of the Zastava Yugo, the 47-year-old female driver of the Austin Metro and a 52-year-old male passenger in the Austin Metro were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Mar 1998
Saturday, 19:45
Vehicles
2
Zastava Yugo and Austin Metro
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.14156, longitude -2.7537, in the LA5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199804B021098
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Dual 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
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 18 June 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Zastava Yugo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    903 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Zastava Yugo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

    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 199804B021098 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lancaster road accident statistics for 1998.