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Serious unclassified road crash in Peterborough PE4 on 12 March 2017 at 00:30 involving a London Taxis Int. Txii

A London Taxis Int. Txii hit two pedestrians on an unclassified road in Peterborough at 00:30 on Sunday 12 March 2017. A 56-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured and a 52-year-old male pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Mar 2017
Sunday, 00:30
Vehicles
1
London Taxis Int. Txii
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.60976, longitude -0.24374, in the PE4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Peterborough. It is one of the crashes that make up the Gunthorpe, Peterborough, PE4 7GF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Peterborough

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017350175811
Council area
Peterborough
Police force
Cambridgeshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
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

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, 46 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 October 1996.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: London Taxis Int. Txii

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 56, hit by vehicle 1 (London Taxis Int. Txii)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, hit by vehicle 1 (London Taxis Int. Txii)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)
    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 2017350175811 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Peterborough road accident statistics for 2017.