A596 crash in Cumberland on 10 February 2014 at 18:05 involving a Ford KA
Four vehicles, including a car and a Ford KA, were involved in a crash on the A596 in Cumberland at 18:05 on Monday 10 February 2014. All ten casualties were slightly injured.
It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 10 Feb 2014
- Monday, 18:05
- Vehicles
- 4
- Ford KA and 3 others
- Casualties
- 10
- 10 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.67656, longitude -3.53703, in the CA15 postcode district. The location was in the former Allerdale district.
Map of where the crash happened in Cumberland
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2014030000324
- Council area
- Cumberland
- Police force
- Cumbria
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Cumbria
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 596
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 60 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
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
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
- Special conditions at the site
- Roadworks
- Carriageway hazards
- Roadworks
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 18%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 82%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 May 2025.
Serious
Royal Enfield Interceptor crash on the A596 in Cumberland, 4 May 2025
5 m awayRef 2025031585659
Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on the A596 in Cumberland, 7 October 2018
92 m awayRef 2018030339953
Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the A596 in Cumberland, 29 November 2014
125 m awayRef 2014030003011
Slight
Rover 600 Series crash on the A596 in Cumberland, 17 April 2004
136 m awayRef 2004030001148
Serious
Austin Metro crash on the A596 in Cumberland, 14 June 1994
140 m awayRef 1994030001558
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A596 in Cumberland, 2 July 1997
178 m awayRef 1997030001986
Vehicles involved (4)
Vehicle 1: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 29 years
Vehicle 2: Ford KA
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Leaving the carriageway
- Offside
- Hit object off carriageway
- Other permanent object
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 56 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,299 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
Vehicle 3: Peugeot 207
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 41 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,397 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
Vehicle 4: Volvo
Bus or coach (17 or more seats)
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- 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
- 43 years
- Engine capacity
- 9,600 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 17 years
Casualties (10)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford KA)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 207)
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 18, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volvo)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 17, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volvo)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 18, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volvo)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 6: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 18, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volvo)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 7: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 29, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volvo)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 8: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 16, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volvo)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 9: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 43, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volvo)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 10: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 16, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volvo)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated 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 2014030000324 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cumberland road accident statistics for 2014.