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Fatal A417 crash in Cotswold on 22 December 2018 at 21:20 involving a Toyota RAV4

A Toyota RAV4, an Audi A4 and an Audi A5 were involved in a crash on the A417 in Cotswold at 21:20 on Saturday 22 December 2018. A 63-year-old female passenger in the Toyota RAV4 was killed, three other people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Dec 2018
Saturday, 21:20
Vehicles
3
Toyota RAV4 and 2 others
Casualties
7
1 killed, 3 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.83794, longitude -2.09926, in the GL3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ermin, Cotswold, GL4 8JY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cotswold

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018530804899
Council area
Cotswold
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
417
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 29 September 2013.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota RAV4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Audi A5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota RAV4)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota RAV4)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota RAV4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota RAV4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A4)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Audi A5)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A4)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2018530804899 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cotswold road accident statistics for 2018.