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B6159 crash in Leeds on 30 December 1992 at 19:00 involving a Volvo

A Volvo and an Austin Metro were involved in a crash on the B6159 in Leeds at 19:00 on Wednesday 30 December 1992. All seven casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Dec 1992
Wednesday, 19:00
Vehicles
2
Volvo and Austin Metro
Casualties
7
7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.80885, longitude -1.50901, in the LS9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leeds.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199213BB36892
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6159
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 June 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    5,480 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 199213BB36892 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Leeds road accident statistics for 1992.