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Fatal B6089 crash in Rotherham on 7 November 2007 at 06:26 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a Rover 200 Series were involved in a crash on the B6089 in Rotherham at 06:26 on Wednesday 7 November 2007. The 38-year-old male driver of the Rover 200 Series was killed and the 46-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Nov 2007
Wednesday, 06:26
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and Rover 200 Series
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.4898, longitude -1.3668, in the S63 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200714C175907
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6089
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 1 May 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 200 Series

    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
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

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 200714C175907 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 2007.