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Serious M6 crash in Lancaster on 29 November 2013 at 16:40 involving a Skoda Yeti

Four vehicles, including a Skoda Yeti and a car, were involved in a crash on the M6 in Lancaster at 16:40 on Friday 29 November 2013. There were eleven casualties: one person was seriously injured and ten were 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
29 Nov 2013
Friday, 16:40
Vehicles
4
Skoda Yeti and 3 others
Casualties
11
1 seriously injured, 10 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.13622, longitude -2.74309, in the LA6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201304TA13192
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
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, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 September 2017.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Yeti

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen DS4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 4: Citroen C4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (11)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Yeti)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen DS4)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Citroen C4)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen DS4)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen DS4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen DS4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen DS4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Citroen C4)

    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 201304TA13192 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 2013.