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Serious A40 crash in Monmouthshire on 7 March 2001 at 13:45 involving an Audi Coupe

An Audi Coupe and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on the A40 in Monmouthshire at 13:45 on Wednesday 7 March 2001. All four casualties were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Mar 2001
Wednesday, 13:45
Vehicles
2
Audi Coupe and Vauxhall Cavalier
Casualties
4
4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.82389, longitude -3.01492, in the NP7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Abergavenny. It is one of the crashes that make up the Grofield, Monmouthshire, NP7 5AH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Monmouthshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001610024601
Council area
Monmouthshire
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
40
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
4521

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 4 January 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi Coupe

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,226 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi Coupe)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi Coupe)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    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 2001610024601 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Monmouthshire road accident statistics for 2001.