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C road crash in Swindon SN1 on 29 October 2003 at 16:09 involving a Volkswagen Jetta

A Volkswagen Jetta, a Yamaha R6 motorcycle and a van were involved in a crash on a C road in Swindon at 16:09 on Wednesday 29 October 2003. The 26-year-old male rider of the Yamaha R6 motorcycle and a 22-year-old female passenger on the Yamaha R6 motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Oct 2003
Wednesday, 16:09
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Jetta and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56235, longitude -1.7729, in the SN1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swindon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200354DC55403
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 December 2004.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Jetta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,588 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha R6

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 3: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha R6)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha R6)

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 200354DC55403 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 2003.