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Unclassified road crash in Lancaster LA2 on 28 August 2001 at 18:30 involving a Vauxhall Astramax

A Vauxhall Astramax and a Ford New Holland agricultural vehicle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Lancaster at 18:30 on Tuesday 28 August 2001. The 36-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astramax was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Aug 2001
Tuesday, 18:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astramax and Ford New Holland
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.02057, longitude -2.74176, in the LA2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200104B052901
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 January 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astramax

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford New Holland

    Agricultural vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astramax)

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 200104B052901 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.