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A40 crash in Cheltenham on 31 December 2004 at 17:33 involving a Mercedes A Class

A Mercedes A Class and a Toyota Landcruiser were involved in a crash on the A40 in Cheltenham at 17:33 on Friday 31 December 2004. The 47-year-old female driver of the Toyota Landcruiser and a 14-year-old male passenger in the Toyota Landcruiser were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Dec 2004
Friday, 17:33
Vehicles
2
Mercedes A Class and Toyota Landcruiser
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.89395, longitude -2.09559, in the GL51 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cheltenham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Warden Hill, Cheltenham, GL51 6QF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cheltenham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004530AI4833
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
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, 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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 April 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,689 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Landcruiser

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,982 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Landcruiser)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Landcruiser)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2004530AI4833 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.