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Serious unclassified road crash in Cheltenham GL51 on 9 July 2017 at 20:55 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Subaru Impreza were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cheltenham at 20:55 on Sunday 9 July 2017. There were five casualties: four people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured. Five of them were pedestrians.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Jul 2017
Sunday, 20:55
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Subaru Impreza
Casualties
5
4 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.91736, longitude -2.09858, in the GL51 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cheltenham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Swindon Village, Cheltenham, GL51 9NN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017530200952
Council area
Cheltenham
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 August 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    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
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Subaru Impreza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Very serious

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, hit by vehicle 2 (Subaru Impreza)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 21, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most 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 2017530200952 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cheltenham road accident statistics for 2017.