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Serious unclassified road crash in the Vale of White Horse OX14 on 30 September 2015 at 21:14 involving a Skoda Octavia

A Skoda Octavia and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the Vale of White Horse at 21:14 on Wednesday 30 September 2015. The 17-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured and the 70-year-old male driver of the Skoda Octavia was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
30 Sep 2015
Wednesday, 21:14
Vehicles
2
Skoda Octavia and bicycle
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.66101, longitude -1.28843, in the OX14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Abingdon-on-Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the Abingdon Caldecott, Vale of White Horse, OX14 5LQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201543P367095
Council area
Vale of White Horse
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Oxfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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, 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 42 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 June 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North 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
    17 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

  • Casualty 2: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 201543P367095 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Vale of White Horse road accident statistics for 2015.