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A4312 crash in Swindon on 21 December 2018 at 15:42 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A4312 in Swindon at 15:42 on Friday 21 December 2018. The 30-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Dec 2018
Friday, 15:42
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56277, longitude -1.77041, in the SN3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swindon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Walcot, Swindon, SN3 1BN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swindon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201854C081518
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4312
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 February 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    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 201854C081518 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 2018.