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M4 crash in Newport on 27 June 2009 at 14:39 involving a DAF Trucks FTG 85CF lorry

Four vehicles, including a DAF Trucks FTG 85CF lorry and a Honda Accord, were involved in a crash on the M4 in Newport at 14:39 on Saturday 27 June 2009. All four casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Jun 2009
Saturday, 14:39
Vehicles
4
DAF Trucks FTG 85CF and 3 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.60396, longitude -2.99239, in the NP20 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shaftesbury, Newport, NP20 5LW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newport

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009610037809
Council area
Newport
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 7 May 2004.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks FTG 85CF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    12,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Accord

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,204 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Accord)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (BMW 3 Series)

    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 2009610037809 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newport road accident statistics for 2009.