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M1 crash in North West Leicestershire on 21 January 2000 at 10:15 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

Four vehicles, including a Vauxhall Cavalier and a Honda Civic, were involved in a crash on the M1 in North West Leicestershire at 10:15 on Friday 21 January 2000. The 48-year-old female driver of the Honda Civic, the 50-year-old male driver of the Saab 9-5 and a 41-year-old female passenger in the Saab 9-5 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Jan 2000
Friday, 10:15
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Cavalier and 3 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.86326, longitude -1.30391, in the DE74 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North West Leicestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000330001092
Council area
North West Leicestershire
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
Daylight
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 March 1994.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,493 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Saab 9-5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,985 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 4: Car

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

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Civic)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Saab 9-5)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Saab 9-5)

    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 2000330001092 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 2000.