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Serious A638 crash in Doncaster on 25 December 2018 at 14:15 involving a Peugeot 407

A Peugeot 407 and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on the A638 in Doncaster at 14:15 on Tuesday 25 December 2018. The 54-year-old female driver of the Mercedes C Class and a 50-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes C Class were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 Dec 2018
Tuesday, 14:15
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 407 and Mercedes C Class
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.53323, longitude -1.15589, in the DN5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bentley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bentley, Doncaster, DN5 8XG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Doncaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018140807108
Council area
Doncaster
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
638
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 January 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 407

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South 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
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes C Class)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes C Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious

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 2018140807108 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Doncaster road accident statistics for 2018.