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Fatal A47 crash in Harborough on 21 November 2016 at 14:57 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a Mercedes Sprinter van were involved in a crash on the A47 in Harborough at 14:57 on Monday 21 November 2016. The 53-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Sprinter van was killed and the 25-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a flooded single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Nov 2016
Monday, 14:57
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and Mercedes Sprinter
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.59397, longitude -0.83547, in the LE7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Harborough

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016331601858
Council area
Harborough
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
47
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 with high winds
Road surface
Flood over 3cm deep

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 September 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    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
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 53, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Sprinter)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least 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 2016331601858 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Harborough road accident statistics for 2016.