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A6123 crash in Rotherham on 30 October 2010 at 14:00 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

Two Vauxhall Vectras, a Ford KA and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the A6123 in Rotherham at 14:00 on Saturday 30 October 2010. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Oct 2010
Saturday, 14:00
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Vectra and 3 others
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.44824, longitude -1.32706, in the S65 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rotherham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rawmarsh East, Rotherham, S65 3SR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201014C130910
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6123
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
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
38%
Estimated chance it was slight
62%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 September 1995.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford KA)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volkswagen Passat)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 201014C130910 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.