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A40 crash in West Oxfordshire on 4 March 2013 at 18:25 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and a car were involved in a crash on the A40 in West Oxfordshire at 18:25 on Monday 4 March 2013. The 47-year-old male driver of the Mercedes C Class, the 24-year-old male driver of the car and a 22-year-old male passenger in the car were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Mar 2013
Monday, 18:25
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and car
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.788, longitude -1.36955, in the OX29 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Eynsham and Cassington, West Oxfordshire, OX29 4NA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Oxfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201343P019033
Council area
West Oxfordshire
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Oxfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
40
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
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
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 July 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,595 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    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
    24 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 201343P019033 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Oxfordshire road accident statistics for 2013.