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A419 crash in Swindon on 13 October 1998 at 16:25 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and an Alfa Romeo 155 were involved in a crash on the A419 in Swindon at 16:25 on Tuesday 13 October 1998. The 51-year-old male driver of the Alfa Romeo 155 and the 78-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Oct 1998
Tuesday, 16:25
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Alfa Romeo 155
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.61315, longitude -1.79343, in the SN26 postcode district and within the built-up area of Broad Blunsdon.

Map of where the crash happened in Swindon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199854DH07168
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
419
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Daylight
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 31 July 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Alfa Romeo 155

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Alfa Romeo 155)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

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 199854DH07168 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 1998.