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A338 crash in Wiltshire on 24 December 2008 at 15:45 involving a Mitsubishi Space Star

A Mitsubishi Space Star and a Suzuki Baleno were involved in a crash on the A338 in Wiltshire at 15:45 on Wednesday 24 December 2008. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Dec 2008
Wednesday, 15:45
Vehicles
2
Mitsubishi Space Star and Suzuki Baleno
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.03641, longitude -1.77106, in the SP5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Downton & Ebble Valley, Wiltshire, SP5 4EQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200854EU56708
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
338
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

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
24%
Estimated chance it was slight
76%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 June 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi Space Star

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Baleno

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Space Star)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Baleno)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Space Star)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Space Star)

    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 200854EU56708 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.