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Serious A5 crash in Milton Keynes on 1 January 2007 at 03:05 involving a Seat Alhambra

A Seat Alhambra and a Citroen AX were involved in a crash on the A5 in Milton Keynes at 03:05 on Monday 1 January 2007. The 53-year-old male driver of the Citroen AX was seriously injured and the 30-year-old male driver of the Seat Alhambra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Jan 2007
Monday, 03:05
Vehicles
2
Seat Alhambra and Citroen AX
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.02644, longitude -0.76603, in the MK6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK6 2TP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200743S009017
Council area
Milton Keynes
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, no street lighting
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 August 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Alhambra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen AX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen AX)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Alhambra)

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 200743S009017 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Milton Keynes road accident statistics for 2007.