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A660 crash in Leeds on 13 December 2002 at 19:30 involving a Hyundai Trajet

A Hyundai Trajet and a Toyota Carina were involved in a crash on the A660 in Leeds at 19:30 on Friday 13 December 2002. The 24-year-old male driver of the Hyundai Trajet and the 49-year-old male driver of the Toyota Carina were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Dec 2002
Friday, 19:30
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Trajet and Toyota Carina
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.82349, longitude -1.58008, in the LS6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leeds. It is one of the crashes that make up the Headingley & Hyde Park, Leeds, LS6 3HQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002131393002
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
660
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
6157

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, 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 June 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Trajet

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Carina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,762 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Trajet)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Carina)

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 2002131393002 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.