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A61 crash in Sheffield on 23 February 2007 at 22:23 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane and a van were involved in a crash on the A61 in Sheffield at 22:23 on Friday 23 February 2007. The 37-year-old male driver of the Renault Megane, a 57-year-old male passenger in the van and the 46-year-old male driver of the van were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Feb 2007
Friday, 22:23
Vehicles
2
Renault Megane and van
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.45428, longitude -1.49428, in the S35 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Sheffield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200714H054407
Council area
Sheffield
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
61
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
32%
Estimated chance it was slight
68%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 May 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    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
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 200714H054407 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sheffield road accident statistics for 2007.