Serious A64 crash in Leeds on 7 March 2014 at 08:45 involving a Renault Megane
A Renault Megane, a Citroen C4 and a Honda NC700X motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A64 in Leeds at 08:45 on Friday 7 March 2014. A 7-year-old male passenger in the Citroen C4 was seriously injured and the 57-year-old male driver of the Renault Megane and the 38-year-old male rider of the Honda NC700X motorcycle were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 7 Mar 2014
- Friday, 08:45
- Vehicles
- 3
- Renault Megane and 2 others
- Casualties
- 3
- 1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.80142, longitude -1.49775, in the LS9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leeds. It is one of the crashes that make up the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill, Leeds, LS9 6JP area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Leeds
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2014131370281
- Council area
- Leeds
- Police force
- West Yorkshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 64
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 40 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- T or staggered junction
- Junction control
- Auto traffic signal
- Second road class
- Unclassified
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Pedestrian phase at traffic signal
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, 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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 March 1981.
Slight
Van crash on the A64 in Leeds, 10 March 1981
3 m awayRef 198113L031981
Slight
Peugeot 205 crash on the A64 in Leeds, 5 January 1994
3 m awayRef 199413BB00694
Slight
Car crash on the A64 in Leeds, 21 December 1981
3 m awayRef 198113L141281
Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A64 in Leeds, 16 August 1993
3 m awayRef 199313BB32293
Slight
Peugeot 309 crash on the A64 in Leeds, 16 September 1993
3 m awayRef 199313BB37093
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A64 in Leeds, 8 November 1980
3 m awayRef 198013L145280
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Renault Megane
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Turning right
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- Leaving the carriageway
- Offside
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 57 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 15 years
Vehicle 2: Citroen C4
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 37 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,587 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 8 years
Vehicle 3: Honda NC700X
Motorcycle over 500cc
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 38 years
- Engine capacity
- 670 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)
Casualty 2: Passenger
SeriousMale, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 3: Rider
SlightMale, aged 38, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 3 (Honda NC700X)
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 2014131370281 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 2014.