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B4553 crash in Swindon on 19 November 2001 at 01:20 involving a Rover Metro

A Rover Metro crashed on the B4553 in Swindon at 01:20 on Monday 19 November 2001. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Nov 2001
Monday, 01:20
Vehicles
1
Rover Metro
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.55615, longitude -1.8263, in the SN5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swindon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shaw & Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7AP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200154DN69101
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4553
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 April 2006.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,118 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover Metro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover Metro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover Metro)

    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 200154DN69101 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 2001.