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M6 crash in Westmorland and Furness on 30 July 2004 at 13:03 involving a Renault Extra

A Renault Extra crashed on the M6 in Westmorland and Furness at 13:03 on Friday 30 July 2004. All four casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Jul 2004
Friday, 13:03
Vehicles
1
Renault Extra
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.78446, longitude -2.85908, in the CA4 postcode district. The location was in the former Eden district.

Map of where the crash happened in Westmorland and Furness

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004030002365
Council area
Westmorland and Furness
Police force
Cumbria
Highway authority
Cumbria

Road and location details

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
17%
Estimated chance it was slight
83%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 54 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 November 1986.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Extra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    53 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Extra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Extra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Extra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Extra)

    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 2004030002365 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 2004.