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Serious unclassified road crash in Rotherham S63 on 28 December 2018 at 23:03 involving a Volkswagen Jetta

A Volkswagen Jetta and a car were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rotherham at 23:03 on Friday 28 December 2018. A 24-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Volkswagen Jetta and a 21-year-old female pedestrian hit by the Volkswagen Jetta were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Dec 2018
Friday, 23:03
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Jetta and car
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.49227, longitude -1.34526, in the S63 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wath upon Dearne. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wath, Rotherham, S63 7TL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018140805166
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
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, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 March 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Jetta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Jetta)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 21, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Jetta)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2018140805166 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rotherham road accident statistics for 2018.