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B4006 crash in Swindon on 10 March 1998 at 08:00 involving a Freight Rover Sherpa minibus

A Freight Rover Sherpa minibus and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B4006 in Swindon at 08:00 on Tuesday 10 March 1998. The 27-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Mar 1998
Tuesday, 08:00
Vehicles
2
Freight Rover Sherpa and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.58346, longitude -1.78346, in the SN2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swindon.

Map of where the crash happened in Swindon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199854DN01368
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4006
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
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 May 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Freight Rover Sherpa

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 199854DN01368 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.