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Unclassified road crash in Staffordshire Moorlands ST8 on 12 November 2024 at 17:30 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Staffordshire Moorlands at 17:30 on Tuesday 12 November 2024. A 9-year-old male pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 20 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Nov 2024
Tuesday, 17:30
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.11965, longitude -2.1679, in the ST8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Biddulph. It is one of the crashes that make up the Biddulph North, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST8 6RZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Staffordshire Moorlands

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024211515457
Council area
Staffordshire Moorlands
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
20 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 lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 33 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 November 2010.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    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
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,362 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2024211515457 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Staffordshire Moorlands road accident statistics for 2024.