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A4 crash in Wiltshire on 3 December 2015 at 16:51 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A4 in Wiltshire at 16:51 on Thursday 3 December 2015. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Dec 2015
Thursday, 16:51
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.41637, longitude -2.26838, in the SN13 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Box & Colerne, Wiltshire, SN13 8AA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201554A882215
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4
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, 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
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 42 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 August 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    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
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    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 201554A882215 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.