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Serious M6 crash in Lancaster on 20 August 2011 at 17:08 involving a Land Rover Discovery

A van and a Land Rover Discovery were involved in a crash on the M6 in Lancaster at 17:08 on Saturday 20 August 2011. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three 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
Serious
Date
20 Aug 2011
Saturday, 17:08
Vehicles
2
Van and Land Rover Discovery
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.13475, longitude -2.74405, in the LA6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Carnforth & Millhead, Lancaster, LA5 9XH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201104TA11141
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 24 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 24 June 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Discovery

    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
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    3,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Gas bi-fuel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

    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 201104TA11141 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 2011.