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Serious A48 crash in the Forest of Dean on 14 July 2017 at 16:29 involving a Hyundai Tucson

Five vehicles, including a Hyundai Tucson and a Ford Fiesta, were involved in a crash on the A48 in the Forest of Dean at 16:29 on Friday 14 July 2017. The 52-year-old male driver of the Renault Clio and a 25-year-old female passenger in the Renault Clio were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Jul 2017
Friday, 16:29
Vehicles
5
Hyundai Tucson and 4 others
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.82633, longitude -2.38377, in the GL14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westbury-on-Severn, Forest of Dean, GL14 1QW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Forest of Dean

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017530211528
Council area
Forest of Dean
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
48
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 June 1989.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Tucson

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 5: Peugeot 207

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Clio)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Clio)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2017530211528 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Forest of Dean road accident statistics for 2017.