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Fatal A630 crash in Rotherham on 3 March 2000 at 13:45 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the A630 in Rotherham at 13:45 on Friday 3 March 2000. The 35-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra and a 53-year-old male passenger in the Ford Sierra were killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Mar 2000
Friday, 13:45
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and other vehicle
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.42579, longitude -1.36474, in the S60 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200014FF00170
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
630
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 January 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    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 200014FF00170 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 2000.