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M1 crash in Rotherham on 5 January 2022 at 08:05 involving a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

A Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and a Volkswagen UP were involved in a crash on the M1 in Rotherham at 08:05 on Wednesday 5 January 2022. The 70-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen UP was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Jan 2022
Wednesday, 08:05
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and Volkswagen UP
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.39868, longitude -1.31805, in the S60 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sitwell, Rotherham, S60 4NP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022141129652
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
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Dry

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 November 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

    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
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen UP

    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
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen UP)

    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 2022141129652 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 2022.