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Serious B591 crash in North West Leicestershire on 27 September 2020 at 14:40 involving a car

Three cars were involved in a crash on the B591 in North West Leicestershire at 14:40 on Sunday 27 September 2020. The 22-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 was seriously injured and the 67-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 and a 68-year-old female passenger in vehicle 1 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Sep 2020
Sunday, 14:40
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.7326, longitude -1.27238, in the LE12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Castle Rock, North West Leicestershire, LE12 9XJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North West Leicestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020332000744
Council area
North West Leicestershire
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
591
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

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 27 August 2019.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North 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
    29 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

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

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2020332000744 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North West Leicestershire road accident statistics for 2020.