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Fatal A45 crash in Rugby on 15 November 2012 at 04:45 involving a Honda Civic

A Honda Civic crashed on the A45 in Rugby at 04:45 on Thursday 15 November 2012. The 23-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fog or mist on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Nov 2012
Thursday, 04:45
Vehicles
1
Honda Civic
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.35441, longitude -1.38484, in the CV23 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dunsmore, Rugby, CV23 9NR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rugby

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012233653612
Council area
Rugby
Police force
Warwickshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
45
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 October 1988.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    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
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

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 2012233653612 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rugby road accident statistics for 2012.