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Serious A40 crash in Buckinghamshire on 12 November 2002 at 00:21 involving a Mercedes SL Class

A Mercedes SL Class and a Peugeot 205 were involved in a crash on the A40 in Buckinghamshire at 00:21 on Tuesday 12 November 2002. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Nov 2002
Tuesday, 00:21
Vehicles
2
Mercedes SL Class and Peugeot 205
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56741, longitude -0.50305, in the UB9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Denham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Gerrards Cross & Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 4HD area accident hotspot. The location was in the former South Bucks district.

Map of where the crash happened in Buckinghamshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200243N097112
Council area
Buckinghamshire
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

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, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 September 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes SL Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    4,973 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes SL Class)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 205)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 205)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 205)

    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 200243N097112 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Buckinghamshire road accident statistics for 2002.