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Fatal B4373 crash in Shropshire on 17 November 2005 at 18:50 involving a Suzuki Carry van

A Suzuki Carry van hit a pedestrian on the B4373 in Shropshire at 18:50 on Thursday 17 November 2005. An 85-year-old female pedestrian was killed and the 20-year-old male driver was 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
Fatal
Date
17 Nov 2005
Thursday, 18:50
Vehicles
1
Suzuki Carry
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.60949, longitude -2.47431, in the TF12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Broseley.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200522FJ46375
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4373
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 October 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Carry

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 85, hit by vehicle 1 (Suzuki Carry)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Carry)

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 200522FJ46375 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shropshire road accident statistics for 2005.