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M40 crash in Cherwell on 23 July 2017 at 16:19 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and an Audi A3 were involved in a crash on the M40 in Cherwell at 16:19 on Sunday 23 July 2017. A 27-year-old female passenger in the Audi A3 and the 28-year-old male driver of the Audi A3 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Jul 2017
Sunday, 16:19
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Audi A3
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.88133, longitude -1.20137, in the OX26 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Fringford and Heyfords, Cherwell, OX26 1TH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cherwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017430227006
Council area
Cherwell
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Oxfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
40
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 January 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A3)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A3)

    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 2017430227006 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cherwell road accident statistics for 2017.