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Fatal A424 crash in West Oxfordshire on 9 December 2018 at 00:54 involving a Volkswagen Tiguan

A Volkswagen Tiguan and a Citroen C4 were involved in a crash on the A424 in West Oxfordshire at 00:54 on Sunday 9 December 2018. The 39-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Tiguan and the 32-year-old male driver of the Citroen C4 were killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Dec 2018
Sunday, 00:54
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Tiguan and Citroen C4
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.81301, longitude -1.64027, in the OX18 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Burford, West Oxfordshire, OX18 4QY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Oxfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018430375897
Council area
West Oxfordshire
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Oxfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
424
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining with 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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 October 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Tiguan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    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
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Tiguan)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2018430375897 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Oxfordshire road accident statistics for 2018.