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Serious A69 crash in Cumberland on 18 April 2025 at 13:55 involving a Toyota Corolla

A Toyota Corolla and a Volkswagen T-Roc were involved in a crash on the A69 in Cumberland at 13:55 on Friday 18 April 2025. A 59-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen T-Roc was seriously injured and the 50-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen T-Roc was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Apr 2025
Friday, 13:55
Vehicles
2
Toyota Corolla and Volkswagen T-Roc
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.93026, longitude -2.74141, in the CA8 postcode district. The location was in the former Carlisle district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025031579633
Council area
Cumberland
Police force
Cumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
69
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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

Serious injury band
Moderately serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 82 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 August 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen T-Roc

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen T-Roc)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen T-Roc)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

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 2025031579633 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cumberland road accident statistics for 2025.