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Fatal B4006 crash in Swindon on 23 February 2017 at 16:24 involving an Iveco lorry

An Iveco lorry hit a pedestrian on the B4006 in Swindon at 16:24 on Thursday 23 February 2017. A 32-year-old female pedestrian was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Feb 2017
Thursday, 16:24
Vehicles
1
Iveco
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.59218, longitude -1.76173, in the SN2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stratton St Margaret. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lower Stratton, Swindon, SN3 4UB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swindon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017541709517
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4006
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
4141

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 January 1980.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 32, hit by vehicle 1 (Iveco)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2017541709517 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 2017.