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A420 crash in Oxford on 1 May 2016 at 00:30 involving a Volkswagen Passat taxi

A taxi and a Volkswagen Passat taxi were involved in a crash on the A420 in Oxford at 00:30 on Sunday 1 May 2016. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 May 2016
Sunday, 00:30
Vehicles
2
Taxi and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.74859, longitude -1.25656, in the OX1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Oxford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Carfax & Jericho, Oxford, OX1 3HZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Oxford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201643P004056
Council area
Oxford
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Oxfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
420
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
420

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 22 April 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    44 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 201643P004056 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Oxford road accident statistics for 2016.