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B4026 crash in West Oxfordshire on 14 March 2017 at 02:10 involving a Jaguar XJ Series

A Jaguar XJ Series and a minibus were involved in a crash on the B4026 in West Oxfordshire at 02:10 on Tuesday 14 March 2017. The 55-year-old male driver of the Jaguar XJ Series and a 71-year-old female passenger in the minibus were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Mar 2017
Tuesday, 02:10
Vehicles
2
Jaguar XJ Series and minibus
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.88506, longitude -1.49041, in the OX7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Oxfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017430078146
Council area
West Oxfordshire
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Oxfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4026
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 26 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 November 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Jaguar XJ Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    2,720 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Minibus

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    71 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Jaguar XJ Series)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 71, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

    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 2017430078146 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Oxfordshire road accident statistics for 2017.