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A38 crash in Gloucester on 21 December 2019 at 12:15 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A car and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A38 in Gloucester at 12:15 on Saturday 21 December 2019. The 18-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa and a 48-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Dec 2019
Saturday, 12:15
Vehicles
2
Car and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.87586, longitude -2.24051, in the GL2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gloucester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kingsholm and Wotton, Gloucester, GL1 2BX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gloucester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019530914088
Council area
Gloucester
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 October 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    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
    Engine capacity
    4,367 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2019530914088 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gloucester road accident statistics for 2019.