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B5418 crash in Oadby and Wigston on 3 August 2001 at 13:05 involving a Vauxhall Frontera

A Vauxhall Frontera and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the B5418 in Oadby and Wigston at 13:05 on Friday 3 August 2001. The 26-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta, a 4-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fiesta and a 1-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Aug 2001
Friday, 13:05
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Frontera and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.59063, longitude -1.11944, in the LE18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wigston. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wigston Fields, Oadby and Wigston, LE18 2EP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001330106022
Council area
Oadby and Wigston
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5418
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 19 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 11 July 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Frontera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    2,771 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2001330106022 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Oadby and Wigston road accident statistics for 2001.