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A48(M) crash in Monmouthshire on 31 March 2010 at 14:40 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat and a Peugeot 206 were involved in a crash on the A48(M) in Monmouthshire at 14:40 on Wednesday 31 March 2010. The 24-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 206 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Mar 2010
Wednesday, 14:40
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Passat and Peugeot 206
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.62017, longitude -2.67222, in the NP16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bulwark and Thornwell, Monmouthshire, NP16 5RT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Monmouthshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010610021310
Council area
Monmouthshire
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
48
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
466

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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 December 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 206)

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 2010610021310 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Monmouthshire road accident statistics for 2010.