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Fatal unclassified road crash in Lancaster LA5 on 30 December 1998 at 16:27 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort, a Rover Montego and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Lancaster at 16:27 on Wednesday 30 December 1998. A 50-year-old female passenger in the Rover Montego was killed, one other person was seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Dec 1998
Wednesday, 16:27
Vehicles
3
Ford Escort and 2 others
Casualties
4
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.17161, longitude -2.80434, in the LA5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199804B085198
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 91 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 August 2000.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Engine capacity
    1,119 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Montego)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Montego)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Montego)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

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 199804B085198 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.