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Fatal unclassified road crash in Cherwell OX25 on 20 February 2018 at 08:43 involving a Skoda Yeti

A car and a Skoda Yeti were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cherwell at 08:43 on Tuesday 20 February 2018. The 37-year-old female driver of the car was killed and the 45-year-old female driver of the Skoda Yeti and a 6-year-old female passenger in the Skoda Yeti were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Feb 2018
Tuesday, 08:43
Vehicles
2
Car and Skoda Yeti
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.91268, longitude -1.27535, in the OX25 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cherwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018430057584
Council area
Cherwell
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Oxfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 19 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 December 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Yeti

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Yeti)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Yeti)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2018430057584 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cherwell road accident statistics for 2018.