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Serious C road crash in Melton LE14 on 2 December 2022 at 09:00 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on a C road in Melton at 09:00 on Friday 2 December 2022. All four casualties were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Dec 2022
Friday, 09:00
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
4
4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.81122, longitude -0.98852, in the LE14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Melton

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022332201045
Council area
Melton
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 166 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 October 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

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

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2022332201045 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Melton road accident statistics for 2022.