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Serious A38 crash in Gloucester on 4 September 2011 at 15:50 involving a Volkswagen Lupo

A Volkswagen Lupo, a BMW X5 and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A38 in Gloucester at 15:50 on Sunday 4 September 2011. There were four casualties: three people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Sep 2011
Sunday, 15:50
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Lupo and 2 others
Casualties
4
3 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.82282, longitude -2.27521, in the GL2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Quedgeley Fieldcourt, Gloucester, GL2 4UR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gloucester

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2011530205693
Council area
Gloucester
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 November 2007.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Lupo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW X5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW X5)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW X5)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Lupo)

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 2011530205693 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gloucester road accident statistics for 2011.