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A659 crash in Leeds on 27 December 2024 at 14:51 involving a Hyundai i20

A Hyundai i20 and a Lexus IS 300 were involved in a crash on the A659 in Leeds at 14:51 on Friday 27 December 2024. The 77-year-old male driver of the Lexus IS 300, a 61-year-old female passenger in the Lexus IS 300 and the 77-year-old male driver of the Hyundai i20 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Dec 2024
Friday, 14:51
Vehicles
2
Hyundai i20 and Lexus IS 300
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.89752, longitude -1.58853, in the LS21 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Leeds

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024131535216
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
659
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 25 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 22 March 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai i20

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Lexus IS 300

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    2,493 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Lexus IS 300)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Lexus IS 300)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i20)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

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 2024131535216 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Leeds road accident statistics for 2024.