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Fatal A57 crash in Rotherham on 20 October 2004 at 04:35 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry, a Ford Transit van and an MG ZR were involved in a crash on the A57 in Rotherham at 04:35 on Wednesday 20 October 2004. The 55-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van was killed and the 56-year-old male driver of the Volvo lorry was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Oct 2004
Wednesday, 04:35
Vehicles
3
Volvo and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.3615, longitude -1.26637, in the S26 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200414CC01625
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
57
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, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 30 May 2006.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    12,130 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years

  • Vehicle 3: MG ZR

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 55, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 56, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

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 200414CC01625 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 2004.