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Fatal B6066 crash in Sheffield on 31 December 2008 at 13:40 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Mini Cooper were involved in a crash on the B6066 in Sheffield at 13:40 on Wednesday 31 December 2008. A 23-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra and a 33-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Astra were killed and two other people were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
31 Dec 2008
Wednesday, 13:40
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Mini Cooper
Casualties
4
2 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.3629, longitude -1.37018, in the S13 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Woodhouse, Sheffield, S13 7UD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sheffield

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200814K299608
Council area
Sheffield
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6066
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Daylight
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 February 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    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
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mini Cooper)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

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

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 200814K299608 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 2008.