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B485 crash in Buckinghamshire on 18 March 2017 at 08:31 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a BMW X5 were involved in a crash on the B485 in Buckinghamshire at 08:31 on Saturday 18 March 2017. An 11-year-old female passenger in the BMW X5 and the 48-year-old male driver of the BMW X5 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Mar 2017
Saturday, 08:31
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and BMW X5
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.70451, longitude -0.70187, in the HP16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the The Missendens, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9AE area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Chiltern district.

Map of where the crash happened in Buckinghamshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017430101026
Council area
Buckinghamshire
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
485
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 May 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW X5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW X5)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW X5)

    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 2017430101026 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Buckinghamshire road accident statistics for 2017.