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Serious A4042 crash in Newport on 6 December 2017 at 06:01 involving a Vauxhall Meriva

A bicycle and a Vauxhall Meriva were involved in a crash on the A4042 in Newport at 06:01 on Wednesday 6 December 2017. The 61-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fog or mist on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Dec 2017
Wednesday, 06:01
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Vauxhall Meriva
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.58085, longitude -2.98519, in the NP20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newport. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pillgwenlly, Newport, NP20 2GL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newport

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017610050317
Council area
Newport
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4042
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
4042

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 August 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Meriva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,364 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 61, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2017610050317 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newport road accident statistics for 2017.