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M6 crash in Westmorland and Furness on 23 July 2013 at 08:05 involving a Seat Leon

A Seat Leon and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on the M6 in Westmorland and Furness at 08:05 on Tuesday 23 July 2013. A 54-year-old male passenger in the Seat Leon and a 19-year-old male passenger in the Seat Leon 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 Jul 2013
Tuesday, 08:05
Vehicles
2
Seat Leon and Scania
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.69351, longitude -2.79199, in the CA11 postcode district. The location was in the former Eden district.

Map of where the crash happened in Westmorland and Furness

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013030001690
Council area
Westmorland and Furness
Police force
Cumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Cumbria

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
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 October 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    12,740 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Leon)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Leon)

    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 2013030001690 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Westmorland and Furness road accident statistics for 2013.