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M4 crash in Hounslow on 28 August 2010 at 13:18 involving a Renault Laguna

A Renault Laguna, a Volkswagen Golf and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on the M4 in Hounslow at 13:18 on Saturday 28 August 2010. The 48-year-old male driver of the Renault Megane was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Aug 2010
Saturday, 13:18
Vehicles
3
Renault Laguna and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48869, longitude -0.37859, in the TW5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hounslow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Heston East, Hounslow, TW5 0HG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hounslow

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201001TX20558
Council area
Hounslow
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 July 1990.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,783 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Megane)

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 201001TX20558 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hounslow road accident statistics for 2010.