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A6 crash in Lancaster on 22 October 2002 at 09:50 involving a Volkswagen Golf

Four vehicles, including a Volkswagen Golf and a Ford Fiesta, were involved in a crash on the A6 in Lancaster at 09:50 on Tuesday 22 October 2002. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Oct 2002
Tuesday, 09:50
Vehicles
4
Volkswagen Golf and 3 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.01663, longitude -2.79632, in the LA1 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the University, Lancaster, LA1 4AT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200204B066802
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 4 May 2000.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,391 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    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 200204B066802 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 2002.