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Serious A346 crash in Swindon on 3 June 2009 at 16:00 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Vauxhall Zafira were involved in a crash on the A346 in Swindon at 16:00 on Wednesday 3 June 2009. The 22-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Polo was seriously injured and a 33-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Zafira and a 55-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Zafira were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Jun 2009
Wednesday, 16:00
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Vauxhall Zafira
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52241, longitude -1.72438, in the SN4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chiseldon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Badbury Park, Eldene & Liden, Swindon, SN4 0ET area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200954DE19409
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
346
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 December 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,422 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    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 200954DE19409 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.