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B4078 crash in Tewkesbury on 23 July 2008 at 13:08 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B4078 in Tewkesbury at 13:08 on Wednesday 23 July 2008. The 54-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Jul 2008
Wednesday, 13:08
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.96133, longitude -1.96446, in the GL54 postcode district and within the built-up area of Winchcombe.

Map of where the crash happened in Tewkesbury

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008530195331
Council area
Tewkesbury
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4078
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 May 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    80 years
    Engine capacity
    1,272 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    23 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 2008530195331 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tewkesbury road accident statistics for 2008.