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Fatal A107 crash in Hackney on 2 May 2003 at 01:10 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van hit a pedestrian on the A107 in Hackney at 01:10 on Friday 2 May 2003. A 43-year-old female pedestrian was killed and the 41-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 May 2003
Friday, 01:10
Vehicles
1
Ford Transit
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56641, longitude -0.06026, in the E5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hackney. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cazenove, Hackney, N16 7DR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hackney

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301GD00408
Council area
Hackney
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
107
Road type
Dual 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, 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 5 October 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Bus stop or bus shelter
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 43, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 200301GD00408 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hackney road accident statistics for 2003.