Fatal B4642 crash in Rugby on 8 November 2015 at 11:12 involving a Skoda Fabia
A Skoda Fabia and a car were involved in a crash on the B4642 in Rugby at 11:12 on Sunday 8 November 2015. A 5-year-old female passenger in the Skoda Fabia was killed, four other people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Fatal
- Date
- 8 Nov 2015
- Sunday, 11:12
- Vehicles
- 2
- Skoda Fabia and car
- Casualties
- 8
- 1 killed, 4 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.35232, longitude -1.31761, in the CV22 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in Rugby
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- 1 crash
- Fatal
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2015230036723
- Council area
- Rugby
- Police force
- Warwickshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Warwickshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 4642
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 40 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
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 September 2014.
Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B4642 in Rugby, 3 September 2014
7 m awayRef 201423N036226
Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A4071 in Rugby, 3 June 1995
15 m awayRef 1995239500874
Slight
Car crash on the B4642 in Rugby, 23 December 2020
41 m awayRef 2020231011074
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A4071 in Rugby, 20 May 1993
62 m awayRef 1993239300780
Slight
Ford Escort crash on the A4071 in Rugby, 17 June 1993
62 m awayRef 1993239300980
Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A4071 in Rugby, 26 December 1984
77 m awayRef 1984238401960
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Skoda Fabia
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- Leaving the carriageway
- Offside
- First point of impact
- Nearside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 22 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,896 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 10 years
Vehicle 2: 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
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 30 years
Casualties (8)
Casualty 1: Driver
SeriousMale, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Fabia)
- Serious injury band
- Moderately serious
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)
Casualty 3: Passenger
FatalFemale, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Fabia)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 4: Passenger
SeriousFemale, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Fabia)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
- Serious injury band
- Very serious
Casualty 5: Passenger
SeriousMale, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Fabia)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Serious injury band
- Very serious
Casualty 6: Passenger
SeriousMale, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
- Serious injury band
- Very serious
Casualty 7: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 8: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)
- 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 2015230036723 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rugby road accident statistics for 2015.