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A46 crash in Charnwood on 21 September 2003 at 12:30 involving a Peugeot 206

A Peugeot 206, a Toyota Celica and a Citroen ZX were involved in a crash on the A46 in Charnwood at 12:30 on Sunday 21 September 2003. A 39-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Citroen ZX, the 31-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 206 and a 38-year-old female pedestrian hit by the Citroen ZX were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Sep 2003
Sunday, 12:30
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 206 and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.71573, longitude -1.07843, in the LE7 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wreake Valley, Charnwood, LE7 4SH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Charnwood

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003330307403
Council area
Charnwood
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
46
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a fatal crash on 19 September 1986.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Celica

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,762 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen ZX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, hit by vehicle 3 (Citroen ZX)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, hit by vehicle 3 (Citroen ZX)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 2003330307403 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Charnwood road accident statistics for 2003.