M621 crash in Leeds on 20 August 2003 at 08:40 involving a Ford KA
A Ford KA, a Rover 600 Series and a Mini One were involved in a crash on the M621 in Leeds at 08:40 on Wednesday 20 August 2003. The 37-year-old female driver of the Ford KA was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 20 Aug 2003
- Wednesday, 08:40
- Vehicles
- 3
- Ford KA and 2 others
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.78409, longitude -1.54465, in the LS11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leeds. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hunslet & Riverside, Leeds, LS11 5DE area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Leeds
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2003131013403
- Council area
- Leeds
- Police force
- West Yorkshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- Motorway
- First road number
- 621
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 50 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- 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
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 30 September 1995.
Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the M1 in Leeds, 30 September 1995
10 m awayRef 199513MU28895
Serious
Motorcycle crash on the M1 in Leeds, 9 March 1981
10 m awayRef 198113F035081
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M1 in Leeds, 24 March 1998
10 m awayRef 199813MU08798
Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the M621 in Leeds, 16 December 2020
30 m awayRef 2020137CG1229
Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A653 in Leeds, 12 March 2013
47 m awayRef 2013130113131
Slight
Vauxhall Crossland crash on the M621 in Leeds, 17 May 2025
49 m awayRef 2025131591205
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Ford KA
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 37 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,299 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 8 years
Vehicle 2: Rover 600 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Engine capacity
- 1,997 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Vehicle 3: Mini One
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Driver sex
- Male
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 0 years
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)
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 2003131013403 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 2003.