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A1 crash in Doncaster on 17 August 2008 at 12:21 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat and a Lexus RX400 were involved in a crash on the A1 in Doncaster at 12:21 on Sunday 17 August 2008. The 69-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Passat was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Aug 2008
Sunday, 12:21
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Passat and Lexus RX400
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.6076, longitude -1.22206, in the DN6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Norton & Askern, Doncaster, DN6 8LS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Doncaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200814A163408
Council area
Doncaster
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
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
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 10 February 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Lexus RX400

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    3,311 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

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 200814A163408 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Doncaster road accident statistics for 2008.