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Fatal A1 crash in Leeds on 1 January 2002 at 07:05 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A1 in Leeds at 07:05 on Tuesday 1 January 2002. A 26-year-old female passenger in the Ford Mondeo was killed and the 27-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo was seriously 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
1 Jan 2002
Tuesday, 07:05
Vehicles
2
Ford Mondeo and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.88508, longitude -1.35993, in the LS23 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wetherby, Leeds, LS23 6QZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002130001902
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

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
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 July 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    2,544 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    973 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Mondeo)

    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 2002130001902 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 2002.