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A6123 crash in Rotherham on 17 September 2015 at 08:35 involving a DAF Trucks lorry

A DAF Trucks lorry, a Peugeot 208 and a Fiat 500 were involved in a crash on the A6123 in Rotherham at 08:35 on Thursday 17 September 2015. The 50-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks lorry, the 38-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 208 and the 19-year-old female driver of the Fiat 500 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Sep 2015
Thursday, 08:35
Vehicles
3
DAF Trucks and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.44315, longitude -1.35831, in the S61 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rawmarsh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rawmarsh West, Rotherham, S61 4QQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201514C095915
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6123
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
28%
Estimated chance it was slight
72%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 6 September 2004.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    4,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 208

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,397 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Fiat 500

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    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
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (DAF Trucks)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 208)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Fiat 500)

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 201514C095915 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rotherham road accident statistics for 2015.