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M40 crash in Buckinghamshire on 16 April 2014 at 21:51 involving a Ford Transit Connect van

A lorry and a Ford Transit Connect van were involved in a crash on the M40 in Buckinghamshire at 21:51 on Wednesday 16 April 2014. The 60-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit Connect van was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Apr 2014
Wednesday, 21:51
Vehicles
2
Lorry and Ford Transit Connect
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.61085, longitude -0.79294, in the HP12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Booker & Cressex, Buckinghamshire, HP12 4QL area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Wycombe district.

Map of where the crash happened in Buckinghamshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201443N075044
Council area
Buckinghamshire
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
40
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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, 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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 January 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    55 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit Connect

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit Connect)

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 201443N075044 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Buckinghamshire road accident statistics for 2014.