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A40 crash in Cheltenham on 2 November 2004 at 08:00 involving a Peugeot 306

A Peugeot 306, a Renault 21 and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the A40 in Cheltenham at 08:00 on Tuesday 2 November 2004. The 24-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 306, the 36-year-old male driver of the Renault 21 and the 43-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Passat were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Nov 2004
Tuesday, 08:00
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 306 and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.89202, longitude -2.14063, in the GL51 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Badgeworth, Tewkesbury, GL51 6SU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cheltenham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004530AI3970
Council area
Cheltenham
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
40
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 November 2012.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 21

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 21)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volkswagen Passat)

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 2004530AI3970 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cheltenham road accident statistics for 2004.