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Fatal unclassified road crash in Newport CF3 on 23 November 2012 at 20:05 involving a Proton Persona

A Proton Persona and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Newport at 20:05 on Friday 23 November 2012. The 33-year-old male driver of the Proton Persona 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
23 Nov 2012
Friday, 20:05
Vehicles
2
Proton Persona and Ford Transit
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.5338, longitude -3.06743, in the CF3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Newport

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012610065212
Council area
Newport
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 42 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 September 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Proton Persona

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Proton Persona)

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 2012610065212 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 2012.