Serious crash on the B6264 - 17 Mar 1979

Accident reference 197903CHCK462

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Saturday 17 March 1979 at 02:50 a serious collision occurred near B6264 involving 1 vehicle and 2 casualties (1 serious, 1 slight) Weather at the time was recorded as snowing no high winds. Road surface conditions were snow. Lighting was described as darkness - no lighting.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 70 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway
  • Junction: T or staggered junction

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 197903CHCK462
Police Reference 03CHCK462
Date & Time
Saturday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 2
Police Force Cumbria

Road & Location Details

First Road B6264
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 70 mph
Local Authority District 62

Junction Information

Junction Detail T or staggered junction
Junction Control Give way or uncontrolled

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - no lighting
Weather Conditions Snowing no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Snow
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 31
Sex Male

Casualties (2)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 32
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Casualty 2

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Unknown
Age 20
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Car Passenger Front seat passenger

Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.