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B5370 crash in Newcastle-under-Lyme on 22 September 2018 at 11:40 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Kia Niro were involved in a crash on the B5370 in Newcastle-under-Lyme at 11:40 on Saturday 22 September 2018. The 56-year-old male driver of the Kia Niro was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Sep 2018
Saturday, 11:40
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Kia Niro
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.03956, longitude -2.21636, in the ST5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 0DR 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
2018210337078
Council area
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5370
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
A
Second road number
500

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
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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 October 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Niro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Niro)

    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 2018210337078 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.