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Unclassified road crash in Westmorland and Furness CA11 on 23 January 2018 at 18:22 involving a Toyota RAV4

A Toyota RAV4 and an Audi A4 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Westmorland and Furness at 18:22 on Tuesday 23 January 2018. The 31-year-old male driver of the Toyota RAV4 and the 37-year-old male driver of the Audi A4 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a dry one-way street with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Jan 2018
Tuesday, 18:22
Vehicles
2
Toyota RAV4 and Audi A4
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.66296, longitude -2.7556, in the CA11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Penrith. It is one of the crashes that make up the Penrith South, Westmorland and Furness, CA11 7HJ area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Eden district.

Map of where the crash happened in Westmorland and Furness

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018030262812
Council area
Westmorland and Furness
Police force
Cumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Cumbria

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
One way street
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, street lights lit
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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 December 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota RAV4

    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota RAV4)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A4)

    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 2018030262812 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 2018.