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Fatal unclassified road crash in South Oxfordshire RG9 on 18 December 2006 at 16:40 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in South Oxfordshire at 16:40 on Monday 18 December 2006. An 83-year-old female pedestrian was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
18 Dec 2006
Monday, 16:40
Vehicles
1
Ford Transit
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53709, longitude -0.90951, in the RG9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Henley-on-Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, RG9 6WJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Oxfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200643P280126
Council area
South Oxfordshire
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Oxfordshire

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 July 1998.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 83, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

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

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 200643P280126 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Oxfordshire road accident statistics for 2006.