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Serious A629 crash in Rotherham on 14 January 2020 at 15:54 involving a Toyota Yaris

A Toyota Yaris and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on the A629 in Rotherham at 15:54 on Tuesday 14 January 2020. The female driver of the Toyota Yaris and a 63-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Vectra were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Jan 2020
Tuesday, 15:54
Vehicles
2
Toyota Yaris and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.45391, longitude -1.43185, in the S61 postcode district and within the built-up area of Thorpe Hesley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Keppel, Rotherham, S61 2FF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020140919300
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
629
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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 15 September 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Yaris)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most 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 2020140919300 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 2020.