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Unclassified road crash in Newcastle-under-Lyme ST7 on 18 March 2018 at 00:32 involving a Toyota Avensis taxi

A Toyota Avensis taxi crashed on an unclassified road in Newcastle-under-Lyme at 00:32 on Sunday 18 March 2018. The 40-year-old male driver, a 59-year-old male passenger and a 61-year-old female passenger were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in snow and high winds on a single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Mar 2018
Sunday, 00:32
Vehicles
1
Toyota Avensis
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.08216, longitude -2.23309, in the ST7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kidsgrove. It is one of the crashes that make up the Goldenhill & Sandyford, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5SN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newcastle-under-Lyme

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018210293370
Council area
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Staffordshire

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
Snowing with high winds
Road surface
Snow

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 August 2002.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Avensis

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Avensis)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Avensis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Avensis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2018210293370 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newcastle-under-Lyme road accident statistics for 2018.