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A1179 crash in Peterborough on 3 October 2001 at 16:35 involving a Vauxhall Omega

Two Vauxhall Omegas were involved in a crash on the A1179 in Peterborough at 16:35 on Wednesday 3 October 2001. The 61-year-old female driver of vehicle 1 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Oct 2001
Wednesday, 16:35
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Omega and another
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.56491, longitude -0.28312, in the PE3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the West, Peterborough, PE3 6SZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Peterborough

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001350492001
Council area
Peterborough
Police force
Cambridgeshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1179
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 12 November 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Omega

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Omega

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Omega)

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 2001350492001 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Peterborough road accident statistics for 2001.