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Unclassified road crash in Rotherham S66 on 20 December 2016 at 14:18 involving a Smart Forfour

A Smart Forfour and a Mercedes B Class were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rotherham at 14:18 on Tuesday 20 December 2016. The 50-year-old female driver of the Smart Forfour, the 32-year-old female driver of the Mercedes B Class and a 1-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes B Class were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Dec 2016
Tuesday, 14:18
Vehicles
2
Smart Forfour and Mercedes B Class
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.39669, longitude -1.26515, in the S66 postcode district and within the built-up area of Thurcroft. It is one of the crashes that make up the Thurcroft & Wickersley South, Rotherham, S66 9HH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016140141923
Council area
Rotherham
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
Rural
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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 July 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Smart Forfour

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes B Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,992 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Smart Forfour)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes B Class)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes B Class)

    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 2016140141923 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 2016.