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A53 crash in Stoke-on-Trent on 22 December 2018 at 18:59 involving a Kia Picanto

A Kia Picanto and a DS DS4 were involved in a crash on the A53 in Stoke-on-Trent at 18:59 on Saturday 22 December 2018. The 32-year-old female driver of the Kia Picanto and the 49-year-old female driver of the DS DS4 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Dec 2018
Saturday, 18:59
Vehicles
2
Kia Picanto and DS DS4
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.04103, longitude -2.17874, in the ST6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stoke-on-Trent. It is one of the crashes that make up the Moorcroft & Sneyd Green, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6DL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Stoke-on-Trent

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018210825401
Council area
Stoke-on-Trent
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
53
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 January 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Picanto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: DS DS4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Picanto)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (DS DS4)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2018210825401 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stoke-on-Trent road accident statistics for 2018.