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Unclassified road crash in Swindon SN1 on 24 July 2017 at 17:05 involving a Volkswagen Transporter van

A Volkswagen Transporter van and a BMW 5 Series were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Swindon at 17:05 on Monday 24 July 2017. The 33-year-old male driver of the BMW 5 Series and a 36-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Transporter van were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Jul 2017
Monday, 17:05
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Transporter and BMW 5 Series
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56782, longitude -1.77239, in the SN1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swindon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swindon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017546723517
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

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

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 38 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 December 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Transporter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    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
    33 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Transporter)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2017546723517 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 2017.