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Fatal B3107 crash in Wiltshire on 6 February 2008 at 21:00 involving a Citroen AX

A Citroen AX and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the B3107 in Wiltshire at 21:00 on Wednesday 6 February 2008. The 17-year-old male driver of the Citroen AX was killed and a 16-year-old male passenger in the Citroen AX was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
6 Feb 2008
Wednesday, 21:00
Vehicles
2
Citroen AX and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.37401, longitude -2.14766, in the SN12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Melksham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Melksham South, Wiltshire, SN12 6LY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200854ED04808
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3107
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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, no street lighting
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, 8 metres away, was a fatal crash on 29 April 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen AX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    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
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,118 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen AX)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen AX)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200854ED04808 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wiltshire road accident statistics for 2008.