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A38 crash in Gloucester on 2 December 2017 at 13:19 involving a Vauxhall Astra

Four vehicles, including a Vauxhall Astra and a Kia Rio, were involved in a crash on the A38 in Gloucester at 13:19 on Saturday 2 December 2017. The 26-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra, the 51-year-old female driver of the Kia Rio and the 48-year-old male driver of the BMW 3 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Dec 2017
Saturday, 13:19
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Astra and 3 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.85714, longitude -2.22138, in the GL4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gloucester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Coney Hill, Gloucester, GL4 6PD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gloucester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017530249166
Council area
Gloucester
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 31 January 2012.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Rio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Insignia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Rio)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (BMW 3 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2017530249166 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gloucester road accident statistics for 2017.