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A34 crash in Cherwell on 20 September 2000 at 15:15 involving a Leyland DAF FA 65 lorry

A Leyland DAF FA 65 lorry and a Leyland DAF FTG 95 lorry were involved in a crash on the A34 in Cherwell at 15:15 on Wednesday 20 September 2000. The 46-year-old male driver of the Leyland DAF FA 65 lorry, a 42-year-old male passenger in the Leyland DAF FA 65 lorry and the male driver of the Leyland DAF FTG 95 lorry 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
20 Sep 2000
Wednesday, 15:15
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FA 65 and Leyland DAF FTG 95
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.80767, longitude -1.27185, in the OX5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cherwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200043P334090
Council area
Cherwell
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Oxfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 February 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FA 65

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF FTG 95

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF FA 65)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF FA 65)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF FTG 95)

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 200043P334090 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cherwell road accident statistics for 2000.