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Serious A338 crash in Wiltshire on 7 September 2005 at 17:35 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA and a Peugeot 106 were involved in a crash on the A338 in Wiltshire at 17:35 on Wednesday 7 September 2005. A 62-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 106 was seriously injured and the 31-year-old female driver of the Ford KA was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Sep 2005
Wednesday, 17:35
Vehicles
2
Ford KA and Peugeot 106
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.1312, longitude -1.73643, in the SP4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200554AM48005
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
338
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
C

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 June 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,527 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 106)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200554AM48005 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wiltshire road accident statistics for 2005.