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B5273 crash in Lancaster on 22 December 2001 at 15:15 involving a Land Rover 90

A Land Rover 90 and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the B5273 in Lancaster at 15:15 on Saturday 22 December 2001. The 42-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf and a 21-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Golf were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Dec 2001
Saturday, 15:15
Vehicles
2
Land Rover 90 and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.05786, longitude -2.82706, in the LA1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Morecambe. It is one of the crashes that make up the Torrisholme, Lancaster, LA3 3AF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200104B079901
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5273
Road type
Dual carriageway
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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 serious injury crash on 24 February 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover 90

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    3,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    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 200104B079901 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.