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Fatal A421 crash in Milton Keynes on 24 October 2008 at 20:04 involving a Honda Civic

A Honda Civic and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A421 in Milton Keynes at 20:04 on Friday 24 October 2008. The 26-year-old male driver of the Honda Civic was killed and a 30-year-old male passenger in the Honda Civic and a 32-year-old male passenger in the Honda Civic were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Oct 2008
Friday, 20:04
Vehicles
2
Honda Civic and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.01945, longitude -0.7429, in the MK6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Woughton & Fishermead, Milton Keynes, MK6 1LH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Milton Keynes

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200843S112108
Council area
Milton Keynes
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
421
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 May 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

    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 200843S112108 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 2008.