A1139 crash in Peterborough on 23 October 2013 at 08:22 involving a Mercedes Sprinter van
A Mercedes Sprinter van, a Vauxhall Corsa and a Peugeot 308 were involved in a crash on the A1139 in Peterborough at 08:22 on Wednesday 23 October 2013. All six casualties were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 23 Oct 2013
- Wednesday, 08:22
- Vehicles
- 3
- Mercedes Sprinter and 2 others
- Casualties
- 6
- 6 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.5729, longitude -0.22702, in the PE1 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the East, Peterborough, PE1 5GY area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Peterborough
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2013353090613
- Council area
- Peterborough
- Police force
- Cambridgeshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 1139
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 70 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- 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
- Other
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 5%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 95%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 February 2011.
Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A1139 in Peterborough, 23 February 2011
10 m awayRef 2011350375211
Slight
Volvo crash on the A1139 in Peterborough, 25 June 1991
14 m awayRef 1991351173091
Slight
Ford Escort crash on the A1139 in Peterborough, 4 November 1999
20 m awayRef 1999350493199
Slight
Audi A4 crash on the A1139 in Peterborough, 23 December 2018
26 m awayRef 2018350808445
Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A1139 in Peterborough, 9 May 2003
32 m awayRef 2003350241003
Slight
Suzuki Vitara crash on the A1139 in Peterborough, 6 April 2005
36 m awayRef 2005350163205
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- 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
- 38 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,143 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 17 years
- Engine capacity
- 998 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
Vehicle 3: Peugeot 308
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 43 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,560 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
Casualties (6)
Casualty 1: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 3: Driver
SlightMale, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)
Casualty 4: Driver
SlightMale, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 308)
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 6: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 7: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
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 2013353090613 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Peterborough road accident statistics for 2013.