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A420 crash in Wiltshire on 27 May 2014 at 07:20 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A420 in Wiltshire at 07:20 on Tuesday 27 May 2014. The 31-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 May 2014
Tuesday, 07:20
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.46142, longitude -2.11908, in the SN15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chippenham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chippenham Lowden & Rowden, Wiltshire, SN15 1HD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014544791714
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
420
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
420

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, 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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 February 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 2014544791714 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wiltshire road accident statistics for 2014.