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B6127 crash in Leeds on 8 July 2006 at 01:40 involving a Mitsubishi Colt

A Mitsubishi Colt, a car and a Mercedes Sprinter van were involved in a crash on the B6127 in Leeds at 01:40 on Saturday 8 July 2006. The 31-year-old male driver of the Mitsubishi Colt was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Jul 2006
Saturday, 01:40
Vehicles
3
Mitsubishi Colt and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.73654, longitude -1.59565, in the LS27 postcode district and within the built-up area of Morley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Morley South, Leeds, LS27 0DU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Leeds

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006130613306
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6127
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 October 1983.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi Colt

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,468 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Colt)

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 2006130613306 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Leeds road accident statistics for 2006.