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B4015 crash in South Oxfordshire on 21 January 2016 at 17:31 involving a Skoda Octavia

A Skoda Octavia and a Renault Master minibus were involved in a crash on the B4015 in South Oxfordshire at 17:31 on Thursday 21 January 2016. The 71-year-old male driver of the Renault Master minibus and a 17-year-old male passenger in the Renault Master minibus were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Jan 2016
Thursday, 17:31
Vehicles
2
Skoda Octavia and Renault Master
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.67589, longitude -1.18978, in the OX44 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sandford & the Wittenhams, South Oxfordshire, OX44 9PR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Oxfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201643P272016
Council area
South Oxfordshire
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Oxfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4015
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Fine, 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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 December 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South 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
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Master

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    2,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 71, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Master)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Master)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 201643P272016 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Oxfordshire road accident statistics for 2016.