Fatal A617 crash in Mansfield on 24 November 2016 at 11:18 involving a DAF Trucks lorry
A car, a DAF Trucks lorry and an Audi A3 were involved in a crash on the A617 in Mansfield at 11:18 on Thursday 24 November 2016. The 21-year-old male driver of the car was killed and the 41-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks lorry was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Fatal
- Date
- 24 Nov 2016
- Thursday, 11:18
- Vehicles
- 3
- DAF Trucks and 2 others
- Casualties
- 2
- 1 killed, 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.1207, longitude -1.15869, in the NG18 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Southwell, Mansfield, NG18 4NZ area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Mansfield
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- 1 crash
- Fatal
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 201631A237616
- Council area
- Mansfield
- Police force
- Nottinghamshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Nottinghamshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 617
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 60 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- 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
- Judged by the reporting police officer
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 140 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 December 2018.
Serious
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A617 in Mansfield, 18 December 2018
140 m awayRef 201831A255318
Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A617 in Mansfield, 26 January 2009
141 m awayRef 20093102A0108
Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A617 in Mansfield, 25 April 2025
142 m awayRef 2025311581987
Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A617 in Mansfield, 24 June 2012
144 m awayRef 201231A119612
Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A617 in Mansfield, 26 September 2022
145 m awayRef 2022311223797
Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A617 in Mansfield, 14 October 2008
150 m awayRef 20083102A2861
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Leaving the carriageway
- Offside and rebounded
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 21 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% least deprived
Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks
Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over
- Towing and articulation
- Articulated vehicle
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Skidding and overturning
- Overturned
- 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
- 6,692 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Audi A3
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 31 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,968 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 9 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
FatalMale, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% least deprived
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightMale, aged 41, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)
- Home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% 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 201631A237616 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mansfield road accident statistics for 2016.