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M4 crash in Swindon on 11 November 1993 at 04:04 involving a Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry

A Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the M4 in Swindon at 04:04 on Thursday 11 November 1993. The 34-year-old male driver of the Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry and the 56-year-old male driver of the other vehicle 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 Nov 1993
Thursday, 04:04
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FA 45 and other vehicle
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.54035, longitude -1.81395, in the SN1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Swindon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199354MB00673
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
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, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 15 December 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FA 45

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    11,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF FA 45)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Other vehicle)

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 199354MB00673 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 1993.