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A685 road traffic accidents

771 collisions recorded
1979 to 2025

The A685 appears in 771 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2025, involving 1,187 casualties. Of these collisions, 20 were fatal and 198 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 45% on 2024.

All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
20
Serious
198
Casualties
1,187
2025 6
2024 11
2023 8
2022 6
2021 9
2020 5
2019 10
2018 9
2017 15
2016 15
2015 10
2014 5
2013 12
2012 5
2011 15
2010 11
2009 18
2008 13
2007 17
2006 20
2005 24
2004 27
2003 18
2002 21
2001 13
2000 18
1999 33
1998 27
1997 21
1996 25
1995 24
1994 18
1993 17
1992 12
1991 23
1990 26
1989 21
1988 26
1987 12
1986 20
1985 24
1984 19
1983 16
1982 9
1981 19
1980 15
1979 23

Eden

288 recorded here

South Lakeland

173 recorded here

Hartlepool

1 recorded here

Harrogate

1 recorded here

Lancaster

1 recorded here

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Kirkby Stephen

50 recorded along the A685

Kendal

43 recorded along the A685

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Recent Accidents

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Accident 2023031311997

Serious
54.4713, -2.3485
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL INSIGNIA
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Accident 2023031309370

Serious
54.4620, -2.3562
1 vehicle 2 casualties
Motorcycle 125cc and under
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Accident 2023031303349

Slight
54.4679, -2.3526
3 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO V40 CITROEN RELAY SKODA YETI
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Accident 2023031299865

Slight
54.5246, -2.3188
2 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN MICRA FORD FIESTA
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Accident 2023031288704

Slight
54.4661, -2.3533
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL MOVANO (2y) DAF TRUCKS MODEL MISSING (4y)
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Accident 2022031257408

Slight
54.3704, -2.6410
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA
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Accident 2022031254873

Serious
54.4377, -2.4121
1 vehicle 5 casualties
AUDI A5
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Accident 2022031210132

Serious
54.3350, -2.7365
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN POLO SUZUKI GSXS (4y)
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Accident 2022031199262

Serious
54.4507, -2.3747
2 vehicles 1 casualty
SKODA FABIA MINI COOPER (3y)
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Accident 2022031196610

Slight
54.3773, -2.6168
1 vehicle 2 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
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Accident 2022031128293

Slight
54.4065, -2.6064
1 vehicle 2 casualties
Car
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Accident 2021031118472

Slight
54.3444, -2.7173
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
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Accident 2021031131001

Slight
54.3874, -2.5952
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Car
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Accident 2021031092859

Slight
54.4745, -2.3490
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 207 KIA SORENTO
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Accident 2021031075972

Slight
54.3587, -2.6725
3 vehicles 4 casualties
PEUGEOT 308 Car MERCEDES C CLASS
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Accident 2021031089512

Slight
54.4912, -2.3395
4 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN JUKE CITROEN C3 SUZUKI VITARA (4y) HONDA JAZZ
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Accident 2021031090554

Slight
54.5236, -2.3185
2 vehicles 2 casualties
VAUXHALL CORSA VOLVO V50
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Accident 2021031075131

Slight
54.4584, -2.3617
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 308 Car
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Accident 2021031061417

Slight
54.4724, -2.3486
1 vehicle 1 casualty
KIA PICANTO
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Accident 2021031032631

Slight
54.4524, -2.3740
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car PORSCHE MACAN (4y)
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