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Fatal unclassified road crash in Rotherham S62 on 7 January 2022 at 13:28 involving a Skoda Fabia

A Skoda Fabia hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Rotherham at 13:28 on Friday 7 January 2022. A 43-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Jan 2022
Friday, 13:28
Vehicles
1
Skoda Fabia
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.47109, longitude -1.35893, in the S62 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rawmarsh West, Rotherham, S62 7NN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022141132940
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 February 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Fabia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 43, hit by vehicle 1 (Skoda Fabia)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10% most 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 2022141132940 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rotherham road accident statistics for 2022.