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Fatal M6 crash in Westmorland and Furness on 17 August 2019 at 12:10 involving a Fiat

A Fiat crashed on the M6 in Westmorland and Furness at 12:10 on Saturday 17 August 2019. The 62-year-old female driver was killed and a 10-year-old female passenger and a 9-year-old female passenger were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
17 Aug 2019
Saturday, 12:10
Vehicles
1
Fiat
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.67921, longitude -2.78356, in the CA11 postcode district. The location was in the former Eden district.

Map of where the crash happened in Westmorland and Furness

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019030869388
Council area
Westmorland and Furness
Police force
Cumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Cumbria

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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 53 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 March 1985.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 62, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat)

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 2019030869388 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 2019.