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A595 crash in Cumberland on 18 December 2002 at 12:45 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A car, a Vauxhall Astra and a Rover 25 were involved in a crash on the A595 in Cumberland at 12:45 on Wednesday 18 December 2002. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Dec 2002
Wednesday, 12:45
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Astra and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.59275, longitude -3.54037, in the CA14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Distington. It is one of the crashes that make up the Howgate, Cumberland, CA14 5UW area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Copeland district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002030004115
Council area
Cumberland
Police force
Cumbria
Highway authority
Cumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
595
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 16 May 1993.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Rover 25

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Rover 25)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2002030004115 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cumberland road accident statistics for 2002.