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A4312 crash in Swindon on 21 May 2001 at 10:30 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto and a Peugeot Trekker motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4312 in Swindon at 10:30 on Monday 21 May 2001. The 55-year-old male rider of the Peugeot Trekker motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 May 2001
Monday, 10:30
Vehicles
2
Fiat Punto and Peugeot Trekker
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56413, longitude -1.76265, in the SN3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swindon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lower Stratton, Swindon, SN3 3SQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200154DS28701
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4312
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 December 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,581 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot Trekker

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Peugeot Trekker)

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 200154DS28701 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.