Accident 199904B073699

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Friday 3 December 1999 at 18:50 a serious collision occurred near Motorway 6, Lancaster involving 4 vehicles (ford escort, ford fiesta, renault model missing) and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as snowing no high winds. Road surface conditions were snow. Lighting was described as darkness - no lighting. A police officer attended the scene.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 70 mph
  • Road type: Dual carriageway
  • Junction: Other junction
  • Setting: Rural

Location

Fatal
Serious
Slight
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Coordinates: 54.056011, -2.766523

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 199904B073699
Police Reference 04B073699
Date & Time
Friday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 4
Casualties 1
Police Force Lancashire
Police Officer Attended Yes

Road & Location Details

Area Type Rural
First Road Motorway 6
Road Type Dual carriageway
Speed Limit 70 mph
Trunk Road Yes
Local Authority District 76
Highway Authority E10000017
LSOA Code E01025131

Junction Information

Junction Detail Other junction
Junction Control Give way or uncontrolled

Environmental Conditions

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

Vehicles (4)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model FORD ESCORT
Vehicle Age 9 years
Engine Capacity 1297cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Manoeuvre Slowing or stopping

Driver Information

Age 41
Sex Male
Home Area Type Rural

Vehicle 2

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Vehicle Age 9 years
Engine Capacity 1289cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 28
Sex Female

Vehicle 3

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model FORD FIESTA
Vehicle Age 5 years
Engine Capacity 1753cc
Fuel Type Heavy oil
Manoeuvre Going ahead left-hand bend

Driver Information

Age 44
Sex Male

Vehicle 4

Vehicle Information

Type Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
Make/Model RENAULT Model Missing
Vehicle Age 5 years
Engine Capacity 9834cc
Fuel Type Heavy oil
Manoeuvre Going ahead left-hand bend

Driver Information

Age 43
Sex Male
Home Area Type Unknown

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 41
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Home Area Type Rural

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Data Source

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