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A40 crash in Ealing on 21 December 2017 at 16:26 involving a Ford Focus

A car, a Ford Focus and a Mini Cooper were involved in a crash on the A40 in Ealing at 16:26 on Thursday 21 December 2017. The 30-year-old male driver of the car and the 25-year-old male driver of the Mini Cooper were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Dec 2017
Thursday, 16:26
Vehicles
3
Ford Focus and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52118, longitude -0.2637, in the W3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ealing. It is one of the crashes that make up the East Acton, Ealing, W3 6YE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Ealing

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017010079557
Council area
Ealing
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
40
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
4000

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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 October 1994.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    30 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mini Cooper)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2017010079557 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ealing road accident statistics for 2017.