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Serious M6 crash in Warrington on 23 March 2012 at 14:58 involving a DAF Trucks lorry

A DAF Trucks lorry, a Scania lorry and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the M6 in Warrington at 14:58 on Friday 23 March 2012. The 47-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks lorry was seriously injured and the 51-year-old male driver of the Scania lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Mar 2012
Friday, 14:58
Vehicles
3
DAF Trucks and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.42948, longitude -2.5621, in the WA3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Burtonwood and Winwick, Warrington, WA2 0TD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Warrington

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012070080306
Council area
Warrington
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
62

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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 December 2012.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    12,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    11,705 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 47, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (DAF Trucks)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Scania)

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 2012070080306 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Warrington road accident statistics for 2012.