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M1 crash in Leeds on 13 August 2007 at 15:15 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Land Rover Discovery were involved in a crash on the M1 in Leeds at 15:15 on Monday 13 August 2007. The 33-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra and the 43-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Discovery were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Aug 2007
Monday, 15:15
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Land Rover Discovery
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.77693, longitude -1.46597, in the LS9 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Garforth & Swillington, Leeds, LS9 0FH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Leeds

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007130697107
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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 19 May 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

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 2007130697107 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 2007.