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M1 crash in Rotherham on 14 December 2003 at 09:40 involving an Audi A6

An Audi A6, a Skoda Felicia and a Rover 200 Series were involved in a crash on the M1 in Rotherham at 09:40 on Sunday 14 December 2003. An 83-year-old female passenger in the Rover 200 Series, the 49-year-old female driver of the Skoda Felicia and a 78-year-old female passenger in the Skoda Felicia were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Dec 2003
Sunday, 09:40
Vehicles
3
Audi A6 and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.39867, longitude -1.31957, in the S60 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sitwell, Rotherham, S60 4JJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200314FF01126
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 March 2017.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Felicia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,289 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Felicia)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Felicia)

    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 200314FF01126 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rotherham road accident statistics for 2003.