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Fatal B1217 crash in Leeds on 25 October 2014 at 16:40 involving a Toyota Prius

A Toyota Prius crashed on the B1217 in Leeds at 16:40 on Saturday 25 October 2014. The 61-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Oct 2014
Saturday, 16:40
Vehicles
1
Toyota Prius
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.81533, longitude -1.33945, in the LS25 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Harewood, Leeds, LS25 3DN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Leeds

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014131AP1208
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1217
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 33 metres away, was a fatal crash on 6 June 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Prius

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,797 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

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 2014131AP1208 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.