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A46 crash in Charnwood on 3 October 2015 at 18:38 involving a Toyota MR2

A car, a Toyota MR2 and a Subaru Impreza were involved in a crash on the A46 in Charnwood at 18:38 on Saturday 3 October 2015. The 43-year-old male driver of the Toyota MR2 and a 44-year-old female passenger in the Toyota MR2 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Oct 2015
Saturday, 18:38
Vehicles
3
Toyota MR2 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.69957, longitude -1.09609, in the LE7 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Syston, Charnwood, LE7 1YT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Charnwood

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015331501591
Council area
Charnwood
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
46
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
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 December 2015.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota MR2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,794 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 3: Subaru Impreza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota MR2)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota MR2)

    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 2015331501591 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Charnwood road accident statistics for 2015.