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Fatal unclassified road crash in Gosport PO13 on 8 January 2016 at 19:24 involving a Volvo bus

A Volvo bus hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Gosport at 19:24 on Friday 8 January 2016. A 35-year-old female pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Jan 2016
Friday, 19:24
Vehicles
1
Volvo
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.82494, longitude -1.17072, in the PO13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gosport. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bridgemary, Gosport, PO13 0JA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gosport

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016440012334
Council area
Gosport
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, 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, 48 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 August 1986.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    7,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 35, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most 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 2016440012334 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gosport road accident statistics for 2016.