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Serious A46 crash in Rugby on 28 December 2016 at 18:32 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A46 in Rugby at 18:32 on Wednesday 28 December 2016. The 44-year-old female driver of the Fiat Punto was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Dec 2016
Wednesday, 18:32
Vehicles
2
Fiat Punto and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.39609, longitude -1.43208, in the CV3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wyken, Coventry, CV3 2TA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rugby

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016230148059
Council area
Rugby
Police force
Warwickshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
46
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
428

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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 31 May 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,368 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Punto)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most 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 2016230148059 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rugby road accident statistics for 2016.