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B581 crash in Blaby on 30 December 2003 at 17:13 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta, a Vauxhall Corsa and a Citroen Berlingo were involved in a crash on the B581 in Blaby at 17:13 on Tuesday 30 December 2003. The 17-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Dec 2003
Tuesday, 17:13
Vehicles
3
Ford Fiesta and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.55169, longitude -1.29248, in the LE9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Blaby

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003330310344
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
581
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 June 2014.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen Berlingo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

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 2003330310344 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.