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Unclassified road crash in Blaby LE3 on 17 January 2018 at 16:45 involving a Kia Rio

A Kia Rio hit two pedestrians on an unclassified road in Blaby at 16:45 on Wednesday 17 January 2018. A 22-year-old female pedestrian and a 25-year-old male pedestrian were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Jan 2018
Wednesday, 16:45
Vehicles
1
Kia Rio
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.64573, longitude -1.20169, in the LE3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leicester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Glenfield Ellis, Blaby, LE3 8DA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Blaby

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018331800040
Council area
Blaby
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

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 unlit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 68 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 June 1987.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Rio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,493 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, hit by vehicle 1 (Kia Rio)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, hit by vehicle 1 (Kia Rio)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 2018331800040 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blaby road accident statistics for 2018.