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B4289 crash in Swindon on 23 May 2014 at 13:19 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA and a Skoda Superb taxi were involved in a crash on the B4289 in Swindon at 13:19 on Friday 23 May 2014. A 59-year-old male passenger in the Skoda Superb taxi was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 May 2014
Friday, 13:19
Vehicles
2
Ford KA and Skoda Superb
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56766, longitude -1.78232, in the SN2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swindon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swindon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014544694314
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4289
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 12 August 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Superb

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Superb)

    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 2014544694314 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 2014.