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A52 crash in Rushcliffe on 1 January 2011 at 20:21 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Volkswagen Transporter van were involved in a crash on the A52 in Rushcliffe at 20:21 on Saturday 1 January 2011. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Jan 2011
Saturday, 20:21
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Transporter
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.9322, longitude -1.10169, in the NG2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Gamston, Rushcliffe, NG2 6NL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rushcliffe

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201131D224411
Council area
Rushcliffe
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Nottinghamshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
52
Road type
Roundabout
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
6011

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
19%
Estimated chance it was slight
81%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 August 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Transporter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Transporter)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Transporter)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Transporter)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Transporter)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Transporter)

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 201131D224411 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rushcliffe road accident statistics for 2011.