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M1 crash in North West Leicestershire on 24 November 2024 at 17:15 involving a Vauxhall Viva

A Vauxhall Viva and a MAN lorry were involved in a crash on the M1 in North West Leicestershire at 17:15 on Sunday 24 November 2024. The 41-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Viva, a 47-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Viva and a 12-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Viva were slightly injured.

It happened after dark in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Nov 2024
Sunday, 17:15
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Viva and MAN
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.86373, longitude -1.30413, in the DE74 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North West Leicestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024332401154
Council area
North West Leicestershire
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form
Highway authority
Leicestershire

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
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 34 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 April 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Viva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: MAN

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Viva)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Viva)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Viva)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 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 2024332401154 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North West Leicestershire road accident statistics for 2024.