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Fatal A5087 crash in Westmorland and Furness on 6 June 2025 at 13:34 involving an Audi S4

An Audi S4 and a Volkswagen UP were involved in a crash on the A5087 in Westmorland and Furness at 13:34 on Friday 6 June 2025. A 19-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen UP was killed and the 19-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen UP was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
6 Jun 2025
Friday, 13:34
Vehicles
2
Audi S4 and Volkswagen UP
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.09275, longitude -3.1514, in the LA13 postcode district. The location was in the former Barrow-in-Furness district.

Map of where the crash happened in Westmorland and Furness

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025031599553
Council area
Westmorland and Furness
Police force
Cumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5087
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 31 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 March 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi S4

    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    2,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen UP

    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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen UP)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen UP)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 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 2025031599553 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 2025.