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A42 crash in North West Leicestershire on 22 November 2014 at 20:02 involving an Audi A4

An Audi A4, a Vauxhall Zafira and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on the A42 in North West Leicestershire at 20:02 on Saturday 22 November 2014. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Nov 2014
Saturday, 20:02
Vehicles
3
Audi A4 and 2 others
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.79598, longitude -1.39448, in the DE73 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North West Leicestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014331402177
Council area
North West Leicestershire
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
42
Road type
Dual carriageway
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
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
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 23 November 2025.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Megane)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Megane)

    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 2014331402177 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North West Leicestershire road accident statistics for 2014.