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M1 crash in Rotherham on 4 February 1997 at 15:29 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry and a MAN lorry were involved in a crash on the M1 in Rotherham at 15:29 on Tuesday 4 February 1997. The 32-year-old male driver of the Volvo lorry and the 42-year-old male driver of the MAN lorry were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Feb 1997
Tuesday, 15:29
Vehicles
2
Volvo and MAN
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.39859, longitude -1.31913, in the S60 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199714FF00110
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 September 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 2: MAN

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    11,413 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (MAN)

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 199714FF00110 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rotherham road accident statistics for 1997.