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A53 crash in Newcastle-under-Lyme on 3 November 2017 at 19:25 involving an MG ZR

An MG ZR and a Seat Leon were involved in a crash on the A53 in Newcastle-under-Lyme at 19:25 on Friday 3 November 2017. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Nov 2017
Friday, 19:25
Vehicles
2
MG ZR and Seat Leon
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.01655, longitude -2.20952, in the ST4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is one of the crashes that make up the Basford & Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7TN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newcastle-under-Lyme

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017210247285
Council area
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
53
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
5369

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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 June 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MG ZR

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Leon)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Leon)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Leon)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Leon)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Leon)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2017210247285 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newcastle-under-Lyme road accident statistics for 2017.