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A42 crash in North West Leicestershire on 7 October 2015 at 11:00 involving a Peugeot Partner van

A Peugeot Partner van and a Jaguar XJ Series were involved in a crash on the A42 in North West Leicestershire at 11:00 on Wednesday 7 October 2015. The 71-year-old male driver of the Jaguar XJ Series was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Oct 2015
Wednesday, 11:00
Vehicles
2
Peugeot Partner and Jaguar XJ Series
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.80554, longitude -1.32168, in the DE74 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North West Leicestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015331501699
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
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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 September 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot Partner

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Jaguar XJ Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    2,720 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Jaguar XJ Series)

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 2015331501699 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 2015.