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Fatal C road crash in Melton LE7 on 22 July 2019 at 09:13 involving a Mercedes Sprinter van

A Mercedes Sprinter van and a Skoda Yeti were involved in a crash on a C road in Melton at 09:13 on Monday 22 July 2019. The 34-year-old male driver of the Skoda Yeti was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Jul 2019
Monday, 09:13
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Sprinter and Skoda Yeti
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.71074, longitude -0.99002, in the LE7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Melton

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019331900709
Council area
Melton
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 April 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Yeti

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Yeti)

    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 2019331900709 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Melton road accident statistics for 2019.