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M40 crash in Cherwell on 11 July 1992 at 00:05 involving a Triumph Acclaim

A Triumph Acclaim crashed on the M40 in Cherwell at 00:05 on Saturday 11 July 1992. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Jul 1992
Saturday, 00:05
Vehicles
1
Triumph Acclaim
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.08152, longitude -1.32169, in the OX16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cherwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199243P051072
Council area
Cherwell
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
40
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 December 2016.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph Acclaim

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,335 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Triumph Acclaim)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Triumph Acclaim)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Triumph Acclaim)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Triumph Acclaim)

    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 199243P051072 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cherwell road accident statistics for 1992.