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M1 crash in Ashfield on 27 March 2014 at 08:54 involving a Skoda Superb

A Skoda Superb and a Volvo V70 were involved in a crash on the M1 in Ashfield at 08:54 on Thursday 27 March 2014. The 50-year-old male driver of the Volvo V70 and the 52-year-old male driver of the Skoda Superb were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Mar 2014
Thursday, 08:54
Vehicles
2
Skoda Superb and Volvo V70
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.06405, longitude -1.26854, in the NG15 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse, Ashfield, NG15 0DJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Ashfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201431P070714
Council area
Ashfield
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Nottinghamshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
608

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 January 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Superb

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo V70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo V70)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Superb)

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 201431P070714 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ashfield road accident statistics for 2014.