M69 crash in Rugby on 19 April 2002 at 17:55 involving a Peugeot 205
A car, a Peugeot 205 and a Ford KA were involved in a crash on the M69 in Rugby at 17:55 on Friday 19 April 2002. The 32-year-old male driver of the Ford KA and a 29-year-old female passenger in the Ford KA were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 19 Apr 2002
- Friday, 17:55
- Vehicles
- 3
- Peugeot 205 and 2 others
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.50436, longitude -1.38046, in the CV11 postcode district.
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2002230295802
- Council area
- Rugby
- Police force
- Warwickshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Warwickshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- Motorway
- First road number
- 69
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 70 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
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 December 2010.
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M69 in Rugby, 8 December 2010
20 m awayRef 2010231096692
Slight
Mercedes Gla Class crash on the M69 in Rugby, 22 August 2024
24 m awayRef 2024231486415
Slight
Talbot Solara crash on the M69 in Rugby, 16 February 1993
36 m awayRef 1993239300228
Slight
Morris Marina crash on the M69 in Rugby, 27 January 1993
36 m awayRef 1993239300128
Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M69 in Rugby, 21 March 1997
58 m awayRef 1997239700531
Serious
Ford Escort crash on the M69 in Rugby, 24 December 2002
60 m awayRef 2002230297877
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Changing lane to right
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
Vehicle 2: Peugeot 205
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Changing lane to right
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 21 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,360 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
Vehicle 3: Ford KA
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Leaving the carriageway
- Nearside
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 32 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,299 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 11 years
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford KA)
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford KA)
- 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 2002230295802 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rugby road accident statistics for 2002.