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A48(M) crash in Newport on 26 March 2010 at 21:01 involving a Ford

A Ford and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on the A48(M) in Newport at 21:01 on Friday 26 March 2010. The 28-year-old male driver of the Ford, the 71-year-old female driver of the Nissan Micra and an 84-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Micra were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Mar 2010
Friday, 21:01
Vehicles
2
Ford and Nissan Micra
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.54779, longitude -3.08059, in the CF3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Tredegar Park and Marshfield, Newport, CF3 2UQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newport

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010610018610
Council area
Newport
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
48
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Estimated chance it was serious
18%
Estimated chance it was slight
82%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 106 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 July 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,240 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 84, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    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 2010610018610 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 2010.