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Serious M62 crash in Kirklees on 17 December 2009 at 20:40 involving a Mercedes Sprinter van

A Mercedes Sprinter van, a DAF Trucks FA 65CF lorry and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the M62 in Kirklees at 20:40 on Thursday 17 December 2009. The 35-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Sprinter van was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in snow on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Dec 2009
Thursday, 20:40
Vehicles
3
Mercedes Sprinter and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.64678, longitude -1.92266, in the HX4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ryburn, Calderdale, HD3 3FR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Kirklees

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009131068009
Council area
Kirklees
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
62
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, street lights lit
Weather
Snowing, 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 31 October 2006.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,874 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks FA 65CF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    5,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Sprinter)

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 2009131068009 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kirklees road accident statistics for 2009.