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Fatal B5306 crash in Cumberland on 14 January 2016 at 13:03 involving a Suzuki Wagon R+

A Suzuki Wagon R+ crashed on the B5306 in Cumberland at 13:03 on Thursday 14 January 2016. The 80-year-old female driver was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Jan 2016
Thursday, 13:03
Vehicles
1
Suzuki Wagon R+
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.59001, longitude -3.54115, in the CA14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Howgate, Cumberland, CA14 5UW area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Copeland district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016030065028
Council area
Cumberland
Police force
Cumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Cumbria

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5306
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 29 March 1983.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Wagon R+

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    80 years
    Engine capacity
    1,328 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Wagon R+)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

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 2016030065028 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 2016.