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Fatal M6 crash in Rugby on 16 February 2001 at 07:15 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a Leyland DAF FT 85 lorry were involved in a crash on the M6 in Rugby at 07:15 on Friday 16 February 2001. The 57-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Feb 2001
Friday, 07:15
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and Leyland DAF FT 85
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.43937, longitude -1.43742, in the CV2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Henley, Coventry, CV2 2TX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rugby

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001230100283
Council area
Rugby
Police force
Warwickshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
6
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 November 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF FT 85

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 57, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

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 2001230100283 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rugby road accident statistics for 2001.