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M1 crash in Sheffield on 26 September 2003 at 17:20 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo and a Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the M1 in Sheffield at 17:20 on Friday 26 September 2003. The 41-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle was 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
26 Sep 2003
Friday, 17:20
Vehicles
2
Ford Mondeo and Suzuki GSF 600
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.43148, longitude -1.422, in the S61 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rotherham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rotherham West, Rotherham, S61 2DA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sheffield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200314KK00797
Council area
Sheffield
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
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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 November 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSF 600

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSF 600)

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 200314KK00797 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sheffield road accident statistics for 2003.