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Serious B478 crash in South Oxfordshire on 5 May 2023 at 22:56 involving a Ford Transit Connect van

A van, a Ford Transit Connect van and a Mercedes E Class were involved in a crash on the B478 in South Oxfordshire at 22:56 on Friday 5 May 2023. A 53-year-old female pedestrian hit by the van, a 62-year-old male pedestrian hit by the van and a 51-year-old male pedestrian hit by the van were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 May 2023
Friday, 22:56
Vehicles
3
Ford Transit Connect and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47702, longitude -0.91682, in the RG4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Oxfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023430196862
Council area
South Oxfordshire
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Oxfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
478
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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, no street lighting
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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 December 1999.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit Connect

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 53, hit by vehicle 1 (Van)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 62, hit by vehicle 1 (Van)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, hit by vehicle 1 (Van)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2023430196862 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Oxfordshire road accident statistics for 2023.