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Fatal A361 crash in Swindon on 23 December 1997 at 17:12 involving a Peugeot 205

A Peugeot 205 and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the A361 in Swindon at 17:12 on Tuesday 23 December 1997. A 70-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Polo was killed and the 21-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 205 and the 42-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Dec 1997
Tuesday, 17:12
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 205 and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.63276, longitude -1.71099, in the SN6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Highworth.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199754DH09247
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
361
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 October 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 205)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    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 199754DH09247 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 1997.