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Serious A365 crash in Wiltshire on 29 November 2015 at 02:59 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Skoda Octavia taxi were involved in a crash on the A365 in Wiltshire at 02:59 on Sunday 29 November 2015. A 30-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Astra was seriously injured and the 25-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and the 62-year-old male driver of the Skoda Octavia taxi were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Nov 2015
Sunday, 02:59
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Skoda Octavia
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.38661, longitude -2.15606, in the SN12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Melksham Without North & Shurnhold, Wiltshire, SN12 8DT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201554A731215
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
365
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
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 37 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 November 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Octavia

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South 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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 201554A731215 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 2015.