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Unclassified road crash in Swindon SN3 on 31 December 2002 at 06:20 involving a MAN

A MAN and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Swindon at 06:20 on Tuesday 31 December 2002. The 54-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Dec 2002
Tuesday, 06:20
Vehicles
2
MAN and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56603, longitude -1.72585, in the SN3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swindon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Covingham & Nythe, Swindon, SN3 5AZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200254DE79502
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 November 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MAN

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    4,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 200254DE79502 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 2002.