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A603 crash in South Cambridgeshire on 30 March 2017 at 08:40 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A taxi and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A603 in South Cambridgeshire at 08:40 on Thursday 30 March 2017. The 60-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Golf, the 49-year-old female driver of the taxi and a 75-year-old female passenger in the taxi were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Mar 2017
Thursday, 08:40
Vehicles
2
Taxi and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.13452, longitude -0.02343, in the SG8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Cambridgeshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017350171868
Council area
South Cambridgeshire
Police force
Cambridgeshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Cambridgeshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
603
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 September 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Taxi)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 75, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2017350171868 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Cambridgeshire road accident statistics for 2017.