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Serious A36 crash in Wiltshire on 29 August 2001 at 23:28 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta, a Vauxhall Vectra and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A36 in Wiltshire at 23:28 on Wednesday 29 August 2001. The 18-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta and a 22-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Vectra were seriously injured and the 26-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Aug 2001
Wednesday, 23:28
Vehicles
3
Ford Fiesta and 2 others
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.18388, longitude -2.10069, in the BA12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wylye Valley, Wiltshire, BA12 0HL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200154CR54201
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

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

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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 25 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 December 2025.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,119 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

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 200154CR54201 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.