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Fatal A1 crash in Leeds on 15 October 2001 at 06:45 involving a Citroen ZX

A Citroen ZX, a Vauxhall Corsa and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on the A1 in Leeds at 06:45 on Monday 15 October 2001. An 84-year-old female passenger in the Citroen ZX was killed and three other people were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Oct 2001
Monday, 06:45
Vehicles
3
Citroen ZX and 2 others
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.86002, longitude -1.34662, in the LS24 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Harewood, Leeds, LS24 9NW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001131073501
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
64

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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 March 2003.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen ZX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    11,705 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen ZX)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen ZX)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 84, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen ZX)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2001131073501 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Leeds road accident statistics for 2001.