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Fatal M6 crash in Lancaster on 25 December 2009 at 19:40 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Nissan Maxima were involved in a crash on the M6 in Lancaster at 19:40 on Friday 25 December 2009. The 21-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa, a 20-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa and a 29-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa were killed and two other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on an icy dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Dec 2009
Friday, 19:40
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Nissan Maxima
Casualties
5
3 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.1051, longitude -2.76513, in the LA6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Halton-with-Aughton & Kellet, Lancaster, LA6 1HQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200904TA09263
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

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

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    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 and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Maxima

    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 and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Maxima)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Maxima)

    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 200904TA09263 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.