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Serious B4237 crash in Newport on 10 November 2005 at 19:30 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B4237 in Newport at 19:30 on Thursday 10 November 2005. The 21-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Nov 2005
Thursday, 19:30
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.57042, longitude -3.01417, in the NP20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newport. It is one of the crashes that make up the Gaer, Newport, NP20 3BQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newport

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005610118005
Council area
Newport
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4237
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 15 March 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 2005610118005 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 2005.