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A4259 crash in Swindon on 8 January 2009 at 17:40 involving a Ford Escort

A bicycle and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A4259 in Swindon at 17:40 on Thursday 8 January 2009. The 34-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Jan 2009
Thursday, 17:40
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Ford Escort
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56271, longitude -1.77059, in the SN3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swindon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Walcot, Swindon, SN3 1BN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200954DC00809
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4259
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 September 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

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

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, on vehicle 1 (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 200954DC00809 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 2009.