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M4 crash in Wiltshire on 28 October 1999 at 09:18 involving a Volkswagen Sharan

A lorry and a Volkswagen Sharan were involved in a crash on the M4 in Wiltshire at 09:18 on Thursday 28 October 1999. The 25-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Sharan, a 53-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Sharan and a 1-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Sharan were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Oct 1999
Thursday, 09:18
Vehicles
2
Lorry and Volkswagen Sharan
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.5182, longitude -2.27178, in the SN14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199954MA09699
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 57 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 October 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Sharan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Sharan)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Sharan)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Sharan)

    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 199954MA09699 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wiltshire road accident statistics for 1999.