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Unclassified road crash in Swindon SN2 on 16 April 2002 at 17:02 involving a Bedford van

A Bedford van hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Swindon at 17:02 on Tuesday 16 April 2002. A 10-year-old male pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Apr 2002
Tuesday, 17:02
Vehicles
1
Bedford
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.58552, longitude -1.75907, in the SN2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stratton St Margaret. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lower Stratton, Swindon, SN3 4UB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200254DE27202
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 March 2023.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, hit by vehicle 1 (Bedford)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

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 200254DE27202 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 2002.