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Fatal A5019 crash in Cheshire East on 27 December 2014 at 23:53 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf hit a pedestrian on the A5019 in Cheshire East at 23:53 on Saturday 27 December 2014. A 28-year-old male 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
27 Dec 2014
Saturday, 23:53
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.0915, longitude -2.4395, in the CW2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Crewe. It is one of the crashes that make up the Crewe South, Cheshire East, CW2 7DT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cheshire East

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014074383128
Council area
Cheshire East
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5019
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 July 2002.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 28, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    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 2014074383128 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cheshire East road accident statistics for 2014.