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Unclassified road crash in Cumberland CA2 on 6 April 2008 at 20:53 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cumberland at 20:53 on Sunday 6 April 2008. The 43-year-old male driver of the Nissan Micra and a 10-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Micra were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Apr 2008
Sunday, 20:53
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Nissan Micra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.89211, longitude -2.95647, in the CA2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Carlisle. It is one of the crashes that make up the Castle, Cumberland, CA2 7DE area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Carlisle district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008030000883
Council area
Cumberland
Police force
Cumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Cumbria

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 September 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,364 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    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 2008030000883 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 2008.