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A40 crash in Ealing on 15 August 2003 at 08:50 involving a Ford Granada

Five vehicles, including a Ford Granada and a Ford Transit van, were involved in a crash on the A40 in Ealing at 08:50 on Friday 15 August 2003. The 47-year-old male driver of the BMW 3 Series, the 23-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa and the 38-year-old male driver of the lorry were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Aug 2003
Friday, 08:50
Vehicles
5
Ford Granada and 4 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53705, longitude -0.35149, in the UB6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ealing. It is one of the crashes that make up the Central Greenford, Ealing, UB6 8SL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301TB00300
Council area
Ealing
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
40
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 November 2000.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    2,394 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 5: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    3,908 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (BMW 3 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 5 (Lorry)

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 200301TB00300 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ealing road accident statistics for 2003.