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M18 crash in Rotherham on 20 December 2017 at 17:45 involving a Smart Forfour

A Smart Forfour and a Volkswagen Crafter van were involved in a crash on the M18 in Rotherham at 17:45 on Wednesday 20 December 2017. A 60-year-old female passenger in the Smart Forfour and the 27-year-old male driver of the Smart Forfour were slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Dec 2017
Wednesday, 17:45
Vehicles
2
Smart Forfour and Volkswagen Crafter
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.39515, longitude -1.27057, in the S66 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Thurcroft & Wickersley South, Rotherham, S66 9HH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017140257528
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
18
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, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 January 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Smart Forfour

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,493 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Crafter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Smart Forfour)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Smart Forfour)

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 2017140257528 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rotherham road accident statistics for 2017.