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Serious A38 crash in Gloucester on 9 September 2021 at 15:22 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Toyota Auris were involved in a crash on the A38 in Gloucester at 15:22 on Thursday 9 September 2021. There were five casualties: three people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet slip road with a 60 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Sep 2021
Thursday, 15:22
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Toyota Auris
Casualties
5
3 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.82293, longitude -2.2752, in the GL2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Quedgeley Fieldcourt, Gloucester, GL2 4UR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gloucester

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021531089919
Council area
Gloucester
Police force
Gloucestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Gloucestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 May 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Auris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Auris)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Auris)

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

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2021531089919 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 2021.