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A1301 crash in Cambridge on 7 July 2016 at 08:55 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A1301 in Cambridge at 08:55 on Thursday 7 July 2016. The 44-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Jul 2016
Thursday, 08:55
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Ford Transit
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.17154, longitude 0.11267, in the CB2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cambridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9JD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cambridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016350099019
Council area
Cambridge
Police force
Cambridgeshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Cambridgeshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1301
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
1309

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 April 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2016350099019 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cambridge road accident statistics for 2016.