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A63 crash in Leeds on 31 December 2012 at 15:05 involving a Skoda Fabia

A car, a Skoda Fabia and a Ford KA were involved in a crash on the A63 in Leeds at 15:05 on Monday 31 December 2012. The 58-year-old female driver of the Ford KA, the 70-year-old female driver of the Skoda Fabia and a 42-year-old male passenger in the Skoda Fabia were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Dec 2012
Monday, 15:05
Vehicles
3
Skoda Fabia and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.79749, longitude -1.44036, in the LS15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leeds. It is one of the crashes that make up the Temple Newsam, Leeds, LS15 9JA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Leeds

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012130564262
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
63
Road type
Dual 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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 February 2005.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Fabia

    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
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: 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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford KA)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Fabia)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Fabia)

    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 2012130564262 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Leeds road accident statistics for 2012.