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A6 crash in Lancaster on 15 March 2016 at 16:37 involving a Volkswagen Polo

Two Volkswagen Polos and a Ford Transit Custom van were involved in a crash on the A6 in Lancaster at 16:37 on Tuesday 15 March 2016. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Mar 2016
Tuesday, 16:37
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Polo and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.01771, longitude -2.79665, in the LA1 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the University, Lancaster, LA1 4AT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201604WB16134
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
22%
Estimated chance it was slight
78%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 July 2000.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit Custom)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least 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 201604WB16134 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 2016.