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Serious B578 crash in Hinckley and Bosworth on 2 October 2006 at 19:05 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo and a Mazda 6 were involved in a crash on the B578 in Hinckley and Bosworth at 19:05 on Monday 2 October 2006. The 67-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo was seriously injured and the 35-year-old male driver of the Mazda 6 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
Serious
Date
2 Oct 2006
Monday, 19:05
Vehicles
2
Ford Mondeo and Mazda 6
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.53647, longitude -1.35096, in the LE10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hinckley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 2UB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006330607017
Council area
Hinckley and Bosworth
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
578
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 18 August 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 6)

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 2006330607017 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hinckley and Bosworth road accident statistics for 2006.