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M1 crash in Rotherham on 26 December 2020 at 13:10 involving a Ford Fusion

A Ford Fusion and a Volkswagen Tiguan were involved in a crash on the M1 in Rotherham at 13:10 on Saturday 26 December 2020. The 29-year-old male driver of the Ford Fusion, a 26-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fusion and a 4-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fusion were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet slip road with a 20 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Dec 2020
Saturday, 13:10
Vehicles
2
Ford Fusion and Volkswagen Tiguan
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.3629, longitude -1.28254, in the S26 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aston & Todwick, Rotherham, S26 2AD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020141010482
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
20 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 June 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fusion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Tiguan

    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
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fusion)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fusion)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fusion)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2020141010482 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.