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A607 crash in Melton on 22 August 2000 at 23:15 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Rover Montego were involved in a crash on the A607 in Melton at 23:15 on Tuesday 22 August 2000. The 40-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and the 40-year-old male driver of the Rover Montego were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Aug 2000
Tuesday, 23:15
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Rover Montego
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.75085, longitude -0.92538, in the LE13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Melton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000330006326
Council area
Melton
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
607
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 14 November 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Montego)

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 2000330006326 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Melton road accident statistics for 2000.