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A6 crash in Lancaster on 9 December 1998 at 18:40 involving a Peugeot 205

A Peugeot 205, a Renault Trafic minibus and a Carbodies Taxi were involved in a crash on the A6 in Lancaster at 18:40 on Wednesday 9 December 1998. All nine casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Dec 1998
Wednesday, 18:40
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 205 and 2 others
Casualties
9
9 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.01932, longitude -2.7962, in the LA1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199804B078698
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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, street lights unlit
Weather
Fine, 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 11 January 1997.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Trafic

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    2,100 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Carbodies Taxi

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, taxi occupant, in vehicle 3 (Carbodies Taxi)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 205)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

    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 199804B078698 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.