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A58 crash in Leeds on 29 November 1997 at 09:40 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier, a Ford Fiesta and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on the A58 in Leeds at 09:40 on Saturday 29 November 1997. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Nov 1997
Saturday, 09:40
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Cavalier and 2 others
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.80466, longitude -1.54261, in the LS2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leeds.

Map of where the crash happened in Leeds

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199713BA42697
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
58
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A(M)
Second road number
58

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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 25 October 2011.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    17,966 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Renault Megane

    Car

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

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Megane)

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 199713BA42697 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 1997.