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Serious M1 crash in Rotherham on 18 February 1998 at 15:06 involving an Alfa Romeo 33

An Alfa Romeo 33, an Iveco-Ford van and a Mercedes were involved in a crash on the M1 in Rotherham at 15:06 on Wednesday 18 February 1998. A 42-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Alfa Romeo 33, a 37-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Alfa Romeo 33 and a 34-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Alfa Romeo 33 were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Feb 1998
Wednesday, 15:06
Vehicles
3
Alfa Romeo 33 and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.3988, longitude -1.32589, in the S60 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199814FF00152
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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 April 2015.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Alfa Romeo 33

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,490 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco-Ford

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Other tow
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    On lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Back
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, hit by vehicle 1 (Alfa Romeo 33)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, hit by vehicle 1 (Alfa Romeo 33)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, hit by vehicle 1 (Alfa Romeo 33)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 199814FF00152 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 1998.