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B6463 crash in Rotherham on 24 December 2015 at 14:00 involving a BMW 5 Series

A BMW 5 Series and a Rover 25 were involved in a crash on the B6463 in Rotherham at 14:00 on Thursday 24 December 2015. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Dec 2015
Thursday, 14:00
Vehicles
2
BMW 5 Series and Rover 25
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.36696, longitude -1.24345, in the S26 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aston & Todwick, Rotherham, S26 1HD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201514C139915
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6463
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
53%
Estimated chance it was slight
47%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 26 September 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 25

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 25)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 25)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 201514C139915 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.