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M18 crash in Doncaster on 15 November 2002 at 22:02 involving a Scania lorry

A Scania lorry and a lorry were involved in a crash on the M18 in Doncaster at 22:02 on Friday 15 November 2002. The 42-year-old male driver of the lorry was 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
Slight
Date
15 Nov 2002
Friday, 22:02
Vehicles
2
Scania and lorry
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.45915, longitude -1.20083, in the S66 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Conisbrough, Doncaster, S66 7BS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Doncaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200214BB00912
Council area
Doncaster
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
18
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 December 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    14,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

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 200214BB00912 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Doncaster road accident statistics for 2002.