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M4 crash in Swindon on 24 July 2007 at 14:30 involving a Citroen Xsara

A Citroen Xsara and a car were involved in a crash on the M4 in Swindon at 14:30 on Tuesday 24 July 2007. The 38-year-old female driver of the Citroen Xsara, an 8-year-old female passenger in the Citroen Xsara and a 5-year-old male passenger in the Citroen Xsara were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Jul 2007
Tuesday, 14:30
Vehicles
2
Citroen Xsara and car
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52966, longitude -1.74625, in the SN3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Swindon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200754MB05207
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
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
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
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 February 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Xsara)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Xsara)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Xsara)

    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 200754MB05207 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 2007.