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Fatal B4553 crash in Swindon on 14 October 1994 at 23:48 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra hit a pedestrian on the B4553 in Swindon at 23:48 on Friday 14 October 1994. A 14-year-old male pedestrian was killed and a 50-year-old female passenger was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fog or mist on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Oct 1994
Friday, 23:48
Vehicles
1
Ford Sierra
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.55925, longitude -1.82685, in the SN5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swindon.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199454DN06474
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4553
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 January 1993.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 14, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    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 199454DN06474 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 1994.