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A61 crash in Sheffield on 8 August 2017 at 18:50 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Seat Leon were involved in a crash on the A61 in Sheffield at 18:50 on Tuesday 8 August 2017. The 60-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Aug 2017
Tuesday, 18:50
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Seat Leon
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.38919, longitude -1.46823, in the S3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sheffield. It is one of the crashes that make up the City, Sheffield, S3 8JU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sheffield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017140216546
Council area
Sheffield
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
61
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
6074

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 January 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

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 2017140216546 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sheffield road accident statistics for 2017.