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Serious B5324 crash in North West Leicestershire on 28 October 1999 at 07:10 involving a Nissan Primera

A Nissan Primera and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on the B5324 in North West Leicestershire at 07:10 on Thursday 28 October 1999. The 25-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra was seriously injured and the 36-year-old male driver of the Nissan Primera and a 30-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Primera were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Oct 1999
Thursday, 07:10
Vehicles
2
Nissan Primera and Ford Sierra
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.76292, longitude -1.39962, in the LE67 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North West Leicestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1999339908298
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
5324
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 39 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 14 March 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Primera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Primera)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Primera)

    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 1999339908298 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.