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Serious A48 crash in the Forest of Dean on 25 December 2015 at 14:00 involving a Vauxhall Combo van

A Vauxhall Combo van and an Audi A4 were involved in a crash on the A48 in the Forest of Dean at 14:00 on Friday 25 December 2015. The 21-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Combo van, the 37-year-old male driver of the Audi A4 and a 40-year-old female passenger in the Audi A4 were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 Dec 2015
Friday, 14:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Combo and Audi A4
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.77905, longitude -2.46199, in the GL15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Forest of Dean

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015530037290
Council area
Forest of Dean
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
48
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 25 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 February 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Combo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Combo)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A4)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A4)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious

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 2015530037290 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Forest of Dean road accident statistics for 2015.