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A606 crash in Melton on 3 December 2004 at 10:29 involving a DAF Trucks Fad 85CF lorry

A car, a DAF Trucks Fad 85CF lorry and a Renault were involved in a crash on the A606 in Melton at 10:29 on Friday 3 December 2004. A 30-year-old male passenger in the DAF Trucks Fad 85CF lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Dec 2004
Friday, 10:29
Vehicles
3
DAF Trucks Fad 85CF and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.75827, longitude -0.88178, in the LE13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Melton Mowbray. It is one of the crashes that make up the Melton Warwick, Melton, LE13 0TP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004330409485
Council area
Melton
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
606
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 February 1997.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks Fad 85CF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Renault

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,463 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks Fad 85CF)

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 2004330409485 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Melton road accident statistics for 2004.