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A48 crash in Newport on 9 December 2000 at 20:45 involving a Seat Toledo

A Seat Toledo, a Peugeot 309 and a Ford Transit minibus were involved in a crash on the A48 in Newport at 20:45 on Saturday 9 December 2000. All fourteen casualties were slightly injured.

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
Slight
Date
9 Dec 2000
Saturday, 20:45
Vehicles
3
Seat Toledo and 2 others
Casualties
14
14 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.57514, longitude -3.00822, in the NP20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newport.

Map of where the crash happened in Newport

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000610150900
Council area
Newport
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
48
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

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 8 March 1992.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Toledo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 309

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bridge (side)
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (14)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Toledo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 309)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 14: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

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 2000610150900 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newport road accident statistics for 2000.