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Serious M45 crash in Rugby on 9 October 2010 at 08:14 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane crashed on the M45 in Rugby at 08:14 on Saturday 9 October 2010. The 29-year-old female driver was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Oct 2010
Saturday, 08:14
Vehicles
1
Renault Megane
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.33195, longitude -1.27471, in the CV23 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rugby

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010231096407
Council area
Rugby
Police force
Warwickshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
45
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 113 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 April 1990.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 2010231096407 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rugby road accident statistics for 2010.