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Serious A45 crash in Rugby on 2 December 2018 at 09:14 involving a Seat Leon

A Seat Leon and a Nissan Pixo were involved in a crash on the A45 in Rugby at 09:14 on Sunday 2 December 2018. All four casualties 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
2 Dec 2018
Sunday, 09:14
Vehicles
2
Seat Leon and Nissan Pixo
Casualties
4
4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.31855, longitude -1.25295, in the CV23 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rugby

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018230348718
Council area
Rugby
Police force
Warwickshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
45
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, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 12 January 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Pixo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Pixo)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Pixo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Pixo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Leon)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2018230348718 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rugby road accident statistics for 2018.