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Serious unclassified road crash in Leicester LE4 on 26 August 2022 at 23:00 involving an Audi A6

An Audi A6 and a Vauxhall Mokka were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Leicester at 23:00 on Friday 26 August 2022. The 41-year-old male driver of the Audi A6 and a 12-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Mokka were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Aug 2022
Friday, 23:00
Vehicles
2
Audi A6 and Vauxhall Mokka
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.66974, longitude -1.09797, in the LE4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leicester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rushey Mead, Leicester, LE4 7RW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Leicester

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022332200700
Council area
Leicester
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Dark, street lights lit
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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 March 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Mokka

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A6)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Mokka)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2022332200700 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Leicester road accident statistics for 2022.