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Unclassified road crash in Westmorland and Furness CA16 on 8 September 2003 at 09:40 involving a Toyota Avensis

A Toyota Avensis and a Rover 75 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness at 09:40 on Monday 8 September 2003. The 60-year-old male driver of the Rover 75 was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Sep 2003
Monday, 09:40
Vehicles
2
Toyota Avensis and Rover 75
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.57775, longitude -2.48868, in the CA16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Appleby-in-Westmorland. It is one of the crashes that make up the Appleby and Brough, Westmorland and Furness, CA16 6WZ area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Eden district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003030002902
Council area
Westmorland and Furness
Police force
Cumbria
Highway authority
Cumbria

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 October 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Avensis

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,794 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 75

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 75)

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 2003030002902 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Westmorland and Furness road accident statistics for 2003.