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Unclassified road crash in West Northamptonshire NN3 on 5 December 2018 at 16:45 involving a Toyota Prius

A Toyota Prius hit two pedestrians on an unclassified road in West Northamptonshire at 16:45 on Wednesday 5 December 2018. An 18-year-old female pedestrian and a 17-year-old female pedestrian were slightly 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
Slight
Date
5 Dec 2018
Wednesday, 16:45
Vehicles
1
Toyota Prius
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.25556, longitude -0.83467, in the NN3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Northampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Weston Favell & Abington Vale, West Northamptonshire, NN3 3PF area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Northampton district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018340N09311
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Northamptonshire

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
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 December 1979.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Prius

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 2018340N09311 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Northamptonshire road accident statistics for 2018.