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A4042 crash in Newport on 2 July 2002 at 19:15 involving a Vauxhall Vectra taxi

A Vauxhall Vectra taxi and a Hyundai X2 were involved in a crash on the A4042 in Newport at 19:15 on Tuesday 2 July 2002. The 37-year-old female driver of the Hyundai X2 and a 10-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai X2 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Jul 2002
Tuesday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Hyundai X2
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.60227, longitude -2.98023, in the NP19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newport. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Julians, Newport, NP19 7LA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newport

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002610074902
Council area
Newport
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4042
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 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
B
Second road number
4596

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 October 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai X2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai X2)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai X2)

    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 2002610074902 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 2002.