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M1 crash in Blaby on 12 January 2000 at 17:25 involving a MAN lorry

A MAN lorry, an Iveco-Ford lorry and a car were involved in a crash on the M1 in Blaby at 17:25 on Wednesday 12 January 2000. The 33-year-old male driver of the Iveco-Ford lorry, a 26-year-old male passenger in the Iveco-Ford lorry and the 29-year-old male driver of the car were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Jan 2000
Wednesday, 17:25
Vehicles
3
MAN and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.62778, longitude -1.21221, in the LE3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe.

Map of where the crash happened in Blaby

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000330000386
Council area
Blaby
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 May 1999.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: MAN

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Iveco-Ford)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Iveco-Ford)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

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 2000330000386 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blaby road accident statistics for 2000.