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Fatal B582 crash in Blaby on 10 December 2003 at 14:15 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa crashed on the B582 in Blaby at 14:15 on Wednesday 10 December 2003. An 18-year-old female passenger was killed and the 18-year-old male driver was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Dec 2003
Wednesday, 14:15
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.5982, longitude -1.22603, in the LE19 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Blaby

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003330309697
Council area
Blaby
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
582
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, 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 6 July 1998.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

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 2003330309697 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blaby road accident statistics for 2003.