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A6 crash in Lancaster on 7 December 2004 at 14:14 involving a Suzuki Wagon R+

A Suzuki Wagon R+ and a Citroen Saxo were involved in a crash on the A6 in Lancaster at 14:14 on Tuesday 7 December 2004. The 57-year-old female driver of the Citroen Saxo and a female passenger in the Citroen Saxo were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Dec 2004
Tuesday, 14:14
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Wagon R+ and Citroen Saxo
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.17531, longitude -2.74835, in the LA5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200404B078604
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
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
23%
Estimated chance it was slight
77%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 21 February 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Wagon R+

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)

    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 200404B078604 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 2004.