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B4669 crash in Hinckley and Bosworth on 29 October 2015 at 20:03 involving a Skoda Octavia

A Skoda Octavia and a Peugeot 508 were involved in a crash on the B4669 in Hinckley and Bosworth at 20:03 on Thursday 29 October 2015. The 42-year-old male driver of the Skoda Octavia and a 62-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 508 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Oct 2015
Thursday, 20:03
Vehicles
2
Skoda Octavia and Peugeot 508
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.53852, longitude -1.3342, in the LE10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Fosse Highcross, Blaby, LE9 4JZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hinckley and Bosworth

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015331501754
Council area
Hinckley and Bosworth
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4669
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, no street lighting
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
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 November 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 508

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 508)

    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 2015331501754 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hinckley and Bosworth road accident statistics for 2015.