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A6 crash in Lancaster on 14 January 2000 at 10:00 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A6 in Lancaster at 10:00 on Friday 14 January 2000. The 50-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort and an 18-year-old female passenger in the Ford Escort were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Jan 2000
Friday, 10:00
Vehicles
2
Volvo and Ford Escort
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.05571, longitude -2.79921, in the LA1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lancaster.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200004B009200
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Footbridge or subway

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 January 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    12,130 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    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 200004B009200 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 2000.