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Unclassified road crash in Lancaster LA2 on 14 October 2018 at 22:20 involving a Skoda Yeti

A Skoda Yeti crashed on an unclassified road in Lancaster at 22:20 on Sunday 14 October 2018. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Oct 2018
Sunday, 22:20
Vehicles
1
Skoda Yeti
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.07199, longitude -2.78514, in the LA2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lancaster.

Map of where the crash happened in Lancaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201804WB18330
Council area
Lancaster
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
47%
Estimated chance it was slight
53%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 October 1983.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Yeti

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Yeti)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Yeti)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Yeti)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Yeti)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 201804WB18330 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 2018.