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A638 crash in Doncaster on 22 December 2004 at 11:00 involving a Mercedes 190

A Mercedes 190 and a Renault Master were involved in a crash on the A638 in Doncaster at 11:00 on Wednesday 22 December 2004. The 27-year-old male driver of the Renault Master, the 70-year-old male driver of the Mercedes 190 and a 40-year-old male passenger in the Renault Master were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Dec 2004
Wednesday, 11:00
Vehicles
2
Mercedes 190 and Renault Master
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.54896, longitude -1.17649, in the DN5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Scawthorpe and Cusworth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Roman Ridge, Doncaster, DN5 9DH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Doncaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200414AA02994
Council area
Doncaster
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
638
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
26%
Estimated chance it was slight
74%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 June 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes 190

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Master

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    2,799 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Master)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 190)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Master)

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 200414AA02994 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Doncaster road accident statistics for 2004.