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M6 crash in Newcastle-under-Lyme on 27 December 2016 at 15:50 involving a Ford S-Max

A Ford S-Max and a Honda Civic were involved in a crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme at 15:50 on Tuesday 27 December 2016. A 27-year-old female passenger in the Honda Civic was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Dec 2016
Tuesday, 15:50
Vehicles
2
Ford S-Max and Honda Civic
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.00054, longitude -2.32268, in the CW3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Madeley & Betley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, CW3 9JW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newcastle-under-Lyme

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016210146451
Council area
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 May 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford S-Max

    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
    Engine capacity
    2,179 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Civic

    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
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Civic)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2016210146451 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newcastle-under-Lyme road accident statistics for 2016.