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M5 crash in Tewkesbury on 3 July 2000 at 09:30 involving a Mercedes van

A lorry, a Mercedes van and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the M5 in Tewkesbury at 09:30 on Monday 3 July 2000. The 22-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta 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
3 Jul 2000
Monday, 09:30
Vehicles
3
Mercedes and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.9966, longitude -2.12348, in the GL20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Tewkesbury

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000530AI2011
Council area
Tewkesbury
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
5
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, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 November 2008.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

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 2000530AI2011 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tewkesbury road accident statistics for 2000.