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Fatal A467 crash in Newport on 17 December 2001 at 07:23 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A467 in Newport at 07:23 on Monday 17 December 2001. The 47-year-old male cyclist was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting on an icy dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
17 Dec 2001
Monday, 07:23
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.58668, longitude -3.05582, in the NP10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rogerstone West, Newport, NP10 9YX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newport

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001610145801
Council area
Newport
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
467
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
467

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 September 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 47, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 2001610145801 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 2001.