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M6 crash in Lancaster on 23 August 2009 at 11:38 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the M6 in Lancaster at 11:38 on Sunday 23 August 2009. A 43-year-old male passenger in the Renault Clio and an 18-year-old female passenger in the Ford Focus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Aug 2009
Sunday, 11:38
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Ford Focus
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.06443, longitude -2.77172, in the LA1 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lower Lune Valley, Lancaster, LA1 3PG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200904TA09159
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
13%
Estimated chance it was slight
87%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 August 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    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 200904TA09159 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 2009.