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Serious B4237 crash in Newport on 9 June 2018 at 22:34 involving a Toyota Avensis taxi

A Toyota Avensis taxi hit a pedestrian on the B4237 in Newport at 22:34 on Saturday 9 June 2018. A 24-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Jun 2018
Saturday, 22:34
Vehicles
1
Toyota Avensis
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.59123, longitude -2.98981, in the NP19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newport. It is one of the crashes that make up the Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newport

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018610028418
Council area
Newport
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4237
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
4237

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 11 February 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Avensis

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota Avensis)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    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 2018610028418 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newport road accident statistics for 2018.