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A40 crash in Herefordshire on 14 June 2018 at 11:01 involving a Mercedes A Class

A Mercedes A Class and a goods vehicle were involved in a crash on the A40 in Herefordshire at 11:01 on Thursday 14 June 2018. The 29-year-old male driver of the Mercedes A Class was 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
14 Jun 2018
Thursday, 11:01
Vehicles
2
Mercedes A Class and goods vehicle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.86253, longitude -2.6446, in the HR9 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kerne Bridge, Herefordshire, HR9 6EG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Herefordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018220306590
Council area
Herefordshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
4137

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
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, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 September 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Goods vehicle

    Goods vehicle, weight unknown

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes A Class)

    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 2018220306590 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Herefordshire road accident statistics for 2018.