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C road crash in Oadby and Wigston LE2 on 8 December 2000 at 18:40 involving an LDV 400 Series minibus

A car and an LDV 400 Series minibus were involved in a crash on a C road in Oadby and Wigston at 18:40 on Friday 8 December 2000. All fifteen casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Dec 2000
Friday, 18:40
Vehicles
2
Car and LDV 400 Series
Casualties
15
15 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.60961, longitude -1.06308, in the LE2 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000330009919
Council area
Oadby and Wigston
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 June 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    80 years

  • Vehicle 2: LDV 400 Series

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (15)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 14: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 15: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

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 2000330009919 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Oadby and Wigston road accident statistics for 2000.