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Fatal unclassified road crash in Southampton SO18 on 15 October 1993 at 21:32 involving a Bedford Astravan

A Bedford Astravan hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Southampton at 21:32 on Friday 15 October 1993. A 47-year-old female pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Oct 1993
Friday, 21:32
Vehicles
1
Bedford Astravan
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.92637, longitude -1.35356, in the SO18 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Southampton

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1993440TB0558
Council area
Southampton
Police force
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 September 2005.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford Astravan

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 47, hit by vehicle 1 (Bedford Astravan)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

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 1993440TB0558 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Southampton road accident statistics for 1993.