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Serious A46 crash in Newark and Sherwood on 10 August 2008 at 17:46 involving a Vauxhall Astra

Four vehicles, including a Vauxhall Astra and a Peugeot 406, were involved in a crash on the A46 in Newark and Sherwood at 17:46 on Sunday 10 August 2008. A 5-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes C Class was seriously injured and the 40-year-old male driver of the Mercedes C Class and the 83-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Aug 2008
Sunday, 17:46
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Astra and 3 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.06014, longitude -0.84294, in the NG24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Farndon.

Map of where the crash happened in Newark and Sherwood

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20083102B2086
Council area
Newark and Sherwood
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Nottinghamshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
46
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 November 1996.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 406

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    2,088 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes C Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes C Class)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 20083102B2086 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newark and Sherwood road accident statistics for 2008.