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C road crash in Oadby and Wigston LE2 on 8 May 1998 at 12:20 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and two cars were involved in a crash on a C road in Oadby and Wigston at 12:20 on Friday 8 May 1998. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 May 1998
Friday, 12:20
Vehicles
3
Renault Clio and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.59956, longitude -1.08383, in the LE2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Oadby.

Map of where the crash happened in Oadby and Wigston

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998339803467
Council area
Oadby and Wigston
Police force
Leicestershire
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 4 May 1988.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,171 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    60 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

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 1998339803467 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Oadby and Wigston road accident statistics for 1998.