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Fatal unclassified road crash in Doncaster DN4 on 26 August 2016 at 09:02 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and an Iveco-Ford lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Doncaster at 09:02 on Friday 26 August 2016. A 92-year-old female passenger in the Ford Focus was killed and the 60-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Aug 2016
Friday, 09:02
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and Iveco-Ford
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.51379, longitude -1.07452, in the DN4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Doncaster. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bessacarr, Doncaster, DN4 7AF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Doncaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016140103635
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
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 19 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 September 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    5,880 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 92, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

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 2016140103635 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 2016.