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A438 crash in Herefordshire on 12 August 2005 at 10:10 involving an Iveco Daily van

An Iveco Daily van and a Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry were involved in a crash on the A438 in Herefordshire at 10:10 on Friday 12 August 2005. The 23-year-old male driver of the Iveco Daily van, the 30-year-old male driver of the Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry and a 7-year-old male passenger in the Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Aug 2005
Friday, 10:10
Vehicles
2
Iveco Daily and Leyland DAF FA 45
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.05287, longitude -2.52206, in the HR8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Herefordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200522ED33162
Council area
Herefordshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
438
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
13%
Estimated chance it was slight
87%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 September 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco Daily

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    2,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF FA 45

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Iveco Daily)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF FA 45)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF FA 45)

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 200522ED33162 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Herefordshire road accident statistics for 2005.