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A40 crash in Herefordshire on 15 November 2000 at 11:00 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A lorry, a Vauxhall Astra and a car were involved in a crash on the A40 in Herefordshire at 11:00 on Wednesday 15 November 2000. The 29-year-old male driver of the lorry, the 30-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra and the 35-year-old male driver of the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Nov 2000
Wednesday, 11:00
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Astra and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.83985, longitude -2.68463, in the NP25 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Herefordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200022EC15346
Council area
Herefordshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
40
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 February 1988.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, 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 200022EC15346 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Herefordshire road accident statistics for 2000.