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Serious A4142 crash in Oxford on 27 January 2001 at 06:50 involving an LDV 400 Series van

An LDV 400 Series van and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A4142 in Oxford at 06:50 on Saturday 27 January 2001. The 56-year-old male driver of the LDV 400 Series van, the 54-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van and a 53-year-old male passenger in the Ford Transit van were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on an icy dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Jan 2001
Saturday, 06:50
Vehicles
2
LDV 400 Series and Ford Transit
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.74046, longitude -1.19631, in the OX4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lye Valley, Oxford, OX4 2UE area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200143P382011
Council area
Oxford
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Oxfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4142
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 July 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: LDV 400 Series

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 56, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 54, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 53, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    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 200143P382011 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Oxford road accident statistics for 2001.