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M6 crash in Lancaster on 9 June 2001 at 14:10 involving an Audi 100

An Audi 100 and a Nissan Primera were involved in a crash on the M6 in Lancaster at 14:10 on Saturday 9 June 2001. The 37-year-old male driver of the Nissan Primera, the 79-year-old male driver of the Audi 100 and a 79-year-old female passenger in the Audi 100 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Jun 2001
Saturday, 14:10
Vehicles
2
Audi 100 and Nissan Primera
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.15146, longitude -2.73873, in the LA6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200104B034401
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
6
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 December 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi 100

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Primera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Primera)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi 100)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi 100)

    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 200104B034401 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 2001.