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Serious B591 crash in North West Leicestershire on 23 July 1999 at 20:24 involving a Toyota Avensis

A Toyota Avensis and a Bedford were involved in a crash on the B591 in North West Leicestershire at 20:24 on Friday 23 July 1999. There were five casualties: four people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Jul 1999
Friday, 20:24
Vehicles
2
Toyota Avensis and Bedford
Casualties
5
4 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.72599, longitude -1.27456, in the LE12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North West Leicestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1999339905607
Council area
North West Leicestershire
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
591
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 25 February 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Avensis

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,762 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Bedford

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Avensis)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 1999339905607 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North West Leicestershire road accident statistics for 1999.