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Serious A509 crash in Milton Keynes on 2 July 2002 at 18:45 involving a Volkswagen LT 35 van

A Volkswagen LT 35 van and a Skoda Octavia were involved in a crash on the A509 in Milton Keynes at 18:45 on Tuesday 2 July 2002. A 31-year-old male passenger in the Skoda Octavia was seriously injured and the 40-year-old female driver of the Skoda Octavia was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Jul 2002
Tuesday, 18:45
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen LT 35 and Skoda Octavia
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.15946, longitude -0.70256, in the MK46 postcode district and within the built-up area of Olney. It is one of the crashes that make up the Olney & Rural, Milton Keynes, MK46 4EF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200243S010072
Council area
Milton Keynes
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
509
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
48

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 August 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen LT 35

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    2,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

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 200243S010072 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Milton Keynes road accident statistics for 2002.