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Serious unclassified road crash in Charnwood LE11 on 12 August 2018 at 18:46 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane and a Nissan Qashqai were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Charnwood at 18:46 on Sunday 12 August 2018. There were four casualties: three people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Aug 2018
Sunday, 18:46
Vehicles
2
Renault Megane and Nissan Qashqai
Casualties
4
3 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.77059, longitude -1.2177, in the LE11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Loughborough. It is one of the crashes that make up the Loughborough Storer, Charnwood, LE11 5DF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Charnwood

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018331800821
Council area
Charnwood
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
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

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 21 March 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Qashqai

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2018331800821 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Charnwood road accident statistics for 2018.