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Serious A607 crash in Melton on 25 March 1997 at 19:45 involving an LDV 400 Series van

An LDV 400 Series van, two Vauxhall Astras and an Audi C were involved in a crash on the A607 in Melton at 19:45 on Tuesday 25 March 1997. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 Mar 1997
Tuesday, 19:45
Vehicles
4
LDV 400 Series and 3 others
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.74302, longitude -0.98291, in the LE14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Melton

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997339702250
Council area
Melton
Police force
Leicestershire
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
607
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 63 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 January 2001.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: LDV 400 Series

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 4: Audi C

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Audi C)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 1997339702250 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Melton road accident statistics for 1997.