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Serious B4553 crash in Swindon on 20 January 2009 at 10:36 involving a Mitsubishi Lancer

A Mitsubishi Lancer and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B4553 in Swindon at 10:36 on Tuesday 20 January 2009. The 46-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured and the 78-year-old male driver of the Mitsubishi Lancer was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Jan 2009
Tuesday, 10:36
Vehicles
2
Mitsubishi Lancer and motorcycle
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.55523, longitude -1.81751, in the SN5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shaw & Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7AP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swindon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200954DN02609
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4553
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

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 4 March 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi Lancer

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,584 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

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

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 200954DN02609 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.