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M40 crash in Warwick on 21 March 2000 at 14:00 involving a Kia Pride

A lorry and a Kia Pride were involved in a crash on the M40 in Warwick at 14:00 on Tuesday 21 March 2000. The 47-year-old female driver of the Kia Pride was 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
21 Mar 2000
Tuesday, 14:00
Vehicles
2
Lorry and Kia Pride
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.25404, longitude -1.57865, in the CV35 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Warwick

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000230000493
Council area
Warwick
Police force
Warwickshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 July 2002.

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
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Pride

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,324 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Pride)

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 2000230000493 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Warwick road accident statistics for 2000.