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Fatal unclassified road crash in Doncaster DN6 on 26 December 2015 at 22:57 involving a Volvo S60

A Volvo S60 hit four pedestrians on an unclassified road in Doncaster at 22:57 on Saturday 26 December 2015. A 59-year-old male pedestrian, a 55-year-old female pedestrian and a 54-year-old female pedestrian were killed and one other person was seriously injured. One of the others was a pedestrian.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Dec 2015
Saturday, 22:57
Vehicles
1
Volvo S60
Casualties
4
3 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.60904, longitude -1.15805, in the DN6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Askern. It is one of the crashes that make up the Norton & Askern, Doncaster, DN6 0BU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201514A199015
Council area
Doncaster
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 April 2011.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo S60

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    2,401 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 59, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo S60)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 55, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo S60)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 54, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo S60)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 57, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo S60)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 201514A199015 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Doncaster road accident statistics for 2015.