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Unclassified road crash in Hinckley and Bosworth LE9 on 5 March 2016 at 23:07 involving a Suzuki Ignis

A Suzuki Ignis, two Kia Ceeds and a car were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Hinckley and Bosworth at 23:07 on Saturday 5 March 2016. The 33-year-old male driver of the Suzuki Ignis was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Mar 2016
Saturday, 23:07
Vehicles
4
Suzuki Ignis and 3 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.57252, longitude -1.33391, in the LE9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Barwell. It is one of the crashes that make up the Barwell, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE9 8BN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016331600454
Council area
Hinckley and Bosworth
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

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
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

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, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 September 1989.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Ignis

    Car

    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,490 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Ceed

    Car

    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
    Engine capacity
    1,582 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Kia Ceed

    Car

    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
    Engine capacity
    1,591 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Ignis)

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 2016331600454 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hinckley and Bosworth road accident statistics for 2016.