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Serious A350 crash in Wiltshire on 22 March 2011 at 08:28 involving an Iveco lorry

Five vehicles, including an Iveco lorry and a Piaggio Vespa motorcycle, were involved in a crash on the A350 in Wiltshire at 08:28 on Tuesday 22 March 2011. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Mar 2011
Tuesday, 08:28
Vehicles
5
Iveco and 4 others
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48607, longitude -2.12843, in the SN15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kington Langley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kington, Wiltshire, SN15 5LJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201154EP09311
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
350
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 21 June 2010.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    5,880 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Piaggio Vespa

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit Connect

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 5: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    4,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Iveco)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Piaggio Vespa)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, van occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 61, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 5 (DAF Trucks)

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 201154EP09311 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 2011.