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B4006 crash in Swindon on 3 November 2000 at 17:07 involving a Ford Orion

A Ford Orion and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on the B4006 in Swindon at 17:07 on Friday 3 November 2000. The 61-year-old male driver of the Ford Orion and a 63-year-old female passenger in the Ford Orion were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Nov 2000
Friday, 17:07
Vehicles
2
Ford Orion and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56574, longitude -1.81054, in the SN2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Swindon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200054DN59000
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4006
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 June 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Orion

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200054DN59000 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 2000.