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A60 crash in Gedling on 5 December 2011 at 16:20 involving a Skoda Felicia

A Skoda Felicia and a Mercedes Sprinter van were involved in a crash on the A60 in Gedling at 16:20 on Monday 5 December 2011. The 85-year-old male driver of the Skoda Felicia and the 29-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Sprinter van were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in snow on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Dec 2011
Monday, 16:20
Vehicles
2
Skoda Felicia and Mercedes Sprinter
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.09214, longitude -1.1777, in the NG15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ravenshead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Newstead Abbey, Gedling, NG15 9HG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gedling

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201131D302711
Council area
Gedling
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Nottinghamshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
60
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
6020

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 February 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Felicia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    85 years
    Engine capacity
    1,289 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 85, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Felicia)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (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 201131D302711 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gedling road accident statistics for 2011.