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M1 crash in Leeds on 4 March 2017 at 20:45 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra and a Vauxhall Zafira were involved in a crash on the M1 in Leeds at 20:45 on Saturday 4 March 2017. The 36-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Zafira and a 32-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Zafira were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Mar 2017
Saturday, 20:45
Vehicles
2
Nissan Micra and Vauxhall Zafira
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.77553, longitude -1.45283, in the LS9 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Garforth & Swillington, Leeds, LS9 0FH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Leeds

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017134341691
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 December 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,240 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    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
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2017134341691 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Leeds road accident statistics for 2017.