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Serious C road crash in Melton LE14 on 15 June 2024 at 17:25 involving a Citroen C1

A Citroen C1 and a car were involved in a crash on a C road in Melton at 17:25 on Saturday 15 June 2024. All seven casualties were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Jun 2024
Saturday, 17:25
Vehicles
2
Citroen C1 and car
Casualties
7
7 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.82575, longitude -0.90492, 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
2024332400549
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
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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

Serious injury band
Very serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 November 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • 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 and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 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 2024332400549 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 2024.