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A57 crash in Rotherham on 2 October 2010 at 11:08 involving a Volkswagen Lupo

A Volkswagen Lupo and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A57 in Rotherham at 11:08 on Saturday 2 October 2010. The 35-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and a 5-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Oct 2010
Saturday, 11:08
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Lupo and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.35347, longitude -1.30677, in the S26 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aston & Todwick, Rotherham, S26 2GG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201014C121910
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
57
Road type
Dual 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
A
Second road number
618

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
16%
Estimated chance it was slight
84%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 June 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Lupo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (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 201014C121910 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 2010.