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Serious A422 crash in Stratford-on-Avon on 8 February 2016 at 17:48 involving a Ford Galaxy

A Ford Galaxy hit a pedestrian on the A422 in Stratford-on-Avon at 17:48 on Monday 8 February 2016. A 15-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Feb 2016
Monday, 17:48
Vehicles
1
Ford Galaxy
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.19382, longitude -1.71735, in the CV37 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stratford-upon-Avon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stratford Welcombe, Stratford-on-Avon, CV37 6NE area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016230053369
Council area
Stratford-on-Avon
Police force
Warwickshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
422
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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 June 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Galaxy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,295 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 15, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Galaxy)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

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 2016230053369 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stratford-on-Avon road accident statistics for 2016.