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Fatal A46 crash in Rushcliffe on 3 December 2015 at 22:35 involving a Citroen Berlingo van

A Citroen Berlingo van hit two pedestrians on the A46 in Rushcliffe at 22:35 on Thursday 3 December 2015. A 23-year-old male pedestrian and a 24-year-old female pedestrian were killed and the 29-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in rain and high winds on a flooded dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Dec 2015
Thursday, 22:35
Vehicles
1
Citroen Berlingo
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.84805, longitude -1.03298, in the NG12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rushcliffe

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201531D258715
Council area
Rushcliffe
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Nottinghamshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
46
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, no street lighting
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Flood over 3cm deep
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 29 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 December 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Berlingo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 23, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen Berlingo)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Berlingo)

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 24, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen Berlingo)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 201531D258715 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rushcliffe road accident statistics for 2015.