Serious accident on M6, Rugby on Friday 15 December 2000

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4366 / 52°26'11"N

Longitude: -1.3921 / 1°23'31"W

OS Eastings: 441419

OS Northings: 282246

OS Grid: SP414822

Mapcode National: GBR 7N9.8VG

Mapcode Global: VHBX0.T0DX

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Accident Data

Accident ID
2000230002188
Date
Friday 15 December 2000
Time
22:08
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
7
Casualties
4
Local Authority (Administrative)
Rugby 
Local Authority (Highways)
Warwickshire County Council
Police Force
Warwickshire
Did Police Attend Scene of Accident?
No
Road Class
Motorway
Road Number
6
Road Type
Dual carriageway
Junction
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Light Conditions
Darkness - no lighting
Weather Conditions
Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions
Frost or ice
Carriageway Hazards
None
Special Conditions at Site
None
Area Type
Rural
Pedestrian Crossing
No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres
Pedestrian Crossing Control
None within 50 metres 

Vehicles

Ref	Type	Vehicle Age	Engine	Driver	Where	Doing What	First Impact	Outcome
1		2	Petrol, 1761cc	Male,	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front	Hit Central crash barrier.
2		8	Petrol, 1998cc	Male, 36 - 45	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Back	Left carriageway Offside on to central reservation.
3	Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over			Male, 26 - 35	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front
4		5	Petrol, 1796cc	Male, 46 - 55	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front	Hit Central crash barrier.
5		12	Petrol, 1596cc	Male, 26 - 35	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Offside
6	Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over			Male, 46 - 55	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Nearside
7				Female, 36 - 45	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Nearside

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
2	Driver or rider		4	46 - 55	Male	Slight
3	Passenger	, Front seat passenger	4	46 - 55	Female	Slight
4	Passenger	, Rear seat passenger	4	16 - 20	Male	Slight
1	Driver or rider		5	26 - 35	Male	Serious

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