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B4041 crash in Wiltshire on 17 January 2002 at 16:00 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the B4041 in Wiltshire at 16:00 on Thursday 17 January 2002. The 48-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort and the 41-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on an oily single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Jan 2002
Thursday, 16:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Ford Transit
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56149, longitude -1.99203, in the SN15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200254CY05102
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4041
Road type
Single 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 May 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

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 200254CY05102 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wiltshire road accident statistics for 2002.