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B5284 crash in Westmorland and Furness on 25 March 2017 at 14:30 involving a Mercedes B Class

A Mercedes B Class and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B5284 in Westmorland and Furness at 14:30 on Saturday 25 March 2017. The 67-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Mar 2017
Saturday, 14:30
Vehicles
2
Mercedes B Class and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.34904, longitude -2.8398, in the LA8 postcode district. The location was in the former South Lakeland district.

Map of where the crash happened in Westmorland and Furness

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017030168650
Council area
Westmorland and Furness
Police force
Cumbria
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Cumbria

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5284
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)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 January 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes B Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 67, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2017030168650 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Westmorland and Furness road accident statistics for 2017.