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Fatal unclassified road crash in Leeds LS9 on 22 July 1993 at 02:45 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier, a Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry and a MAN lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Leeds at 02:45 on Thursday 22 July 1993. A 33-year-old female passenger in the Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry was killed and a 22-year-old female passenger in the Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry and the 24-year-old male driver of the Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Jul 1993
Thursday, 02:45
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Cavalier and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.79113, longitude -1.52789, in the LS9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leeds.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199313BB27893
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 7 December 2005.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF FA 45

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 3: MAN

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    11,413 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 33, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF FA 45)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 22, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF FA 45)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF FA 45)

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 199313BB27893 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 1993.