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M6 crash in Stafford on 7 June 2015 at 20:35 involving a Skoda Fabia

A Skoda Fabia, a Volvo lorry and a Hyundai i30 were involved in a crash on the M6 in Stafford at 20:35 on Sunday 7 June 2015. A 27-year-old male passenger in the Hyundai i30 and a 29-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai i30 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
Slight
Date
7 Jun 2015
Sunday, 20:35
Vehicles
3
Skoda Fabia and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.80454, longitude -2.15408, in the ST16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Seighford & Church Eaton, Stafford, ST18 9NN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Stafford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015210025151
Council area
Stafford
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Staffordshire

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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 April 2005.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Fabia

    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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,422 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    12,777 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Hyundai i30

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,582 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Hyundai i30)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Hyundai i30)

    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 2015210025151 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stafford road accident statistics for 2015.