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Fatal C road crash in Hinckley and Bosworth CV13 on 26 September 2003 at 13:30 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on a C road in Hinckley and Bosworth at 13:30 on Friday 26 September 2003. The 63-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Vectra was killed, a 68-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Vectra was seriously injured and the 27-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Sep 2003
Friday, 13:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Ford Transit
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.58471, longitude -1.41254, in the CV13 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003330307406
Council area
Hinckley and Bosworth
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 March 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, 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 2003330307406 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hinckley and Bosworth road accident statistics for 2003.