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Fatal A429 crash in Cotswold on 2 January 2013 at 17:45 involving an Audi A4

An Audi A4 hit a pedestrian on the A429 in Cotswold at 17:45 on Wednesday 2 January 2013. A 59-year-old female pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Jan 2013
Wednesday, 17:45
Vehicles
1
Audi A4
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.71167, longitude -1.98036, in the GL7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cirencester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Four Acres, Cotswold, GL7 1XE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cotswold

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013530207785
Council area
Cotswold
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
429
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
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, 39 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 January 2006.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 59, hit by vehicle 1 (Audi A4)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere

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 2013530207785 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cotswold road accident statistics for 2013.