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Serious B439 crash in Stratford-on-Avon on 14 December 2016 at 10:20 involving a Mini Cooper

A Mini Cooper and a Volvo V70 were involved in a crash on the B439 in Stratford-on-Avon at 10:20 on Wednesday 14 December 2016. The 26-year-old male driver of the Mini Cooper and a 79-year-old female passenger in the Volvo V70 were seriously injured and the 77-year-old male driver of the Volvo V70 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Dec 2016
Wednesday, 10:20
Vehicles
2
Mini Cooper and Volvo V70
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.18714, longitude -1.71979, in the CV37 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stratford-upon-Avon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stratford Shottery, Stratford-on-Avon, CV37 9BS area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016230140664
Council area
Stratford-on-Avon
Police force
Warwickshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
439
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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

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, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 December 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo V70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    2,319 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mini Cooper)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo V70)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo V70)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

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 2016230140664 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stratford-on-Avon road accident statistics for 2016.