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M4 crash in Wiltshire on 16 August 2010 at 10:48 involving a Renault van

A Renault van and a Volkswagen Bora were involved in a crash on the M4 in Wiltshire at 10:48 on Monday 16 August 2010. The 40-year-old male driver of the Renault van, a 17-year-old male passenger in the Renault van and a 35-year-old female passenger in the Renault van were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Aug 2010
Monday, 10:48
Vehicles
2
Renault and Volkswagen Bora
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51495, longitude -2.1082, in the SN14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kington, Wiltshire, SN15 5BD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201054MB03510
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
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
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 July 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,463 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Bora

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault)

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 201054MB03510 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wiltshire road accident statistics for 2010.