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A36 crash in Wiltshire on 30 July 2001 at 14:15 involving a Leyland lorry

A Leyland lorry and a Mercedes E Class were involved in a crash on the A36 in Wiltshire at 14:15 on Monday 30 July 2001. The 50-year-old female driver of the Mercedes E Class was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Jul 2001
Monday, 14:15
Vehicles
2
Leyland and Mercedes E Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.07664, longitude -1.7937, in the SP1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Salisbury. It is one of the crashes that make up the Salisbury St Edmund's, Wiltshire, SP1 3BB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200154AD46401
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
36
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Footbridge or subway

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 August 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes E Class)

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 200154AD46401 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wiltshire road accident statistics for 2001.