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Fatal A50 crash in Stoke-on-Trent on 9 December 2017 at 19:15 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry and a Vauxhall Zafira were involved in a crash on the A50 in Stoke-on-Trent at 19:15 on Saturday 9 December 2017. A 35-year-old female pedestrian hit by the Volvo lorry was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Dec 2017
Saturday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
Volvo and Vauxhall Zafira
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.98168, longitude -2.11667, in the ST3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stoke-on-Trent. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lightwood North & Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 4RH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Stoke-on-Trent

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017210247928
Council area
Stoke-on-Trent
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
50
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 April 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    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
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    12,777 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

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

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2017210247928 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stoke-on-Trent road accident statistics for 2017.