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Serious A5086 crash in Cumberland on 3 September 2007 at 14:19 involving a Rover 75

A Rover 75, a Rover 600 Series and a Ford Maverick were involved in a crash on the A5086 in Cumberland at 14:19 on Monday 3 September 2007. There were five casualties: three people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured. Four of them were pedestrians.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Sep 2007
Monday, 14:19
Vehicles
3
Rover 75 and 2 others
Casualties
5
3 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.51246, longitude -3.51418, in the CA23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cleator Moor. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cleator Moor West, Cumberland, CA25 5LW 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007030002827
Council area
Cumberland
Police force
Cumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Cumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5086
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 January 1993.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 75

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    1,951 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 600 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Maverick

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Engine capacity
    2,663 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 75)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, hit by vehicle 1 (Rover 75)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, hit by vehicle 1 (Rover 75)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, hit by vehicle 1 (Rover 75)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 5: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 45, hit by vehicle 1 (Rover 75)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 2007030002827 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 2007.