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Fatal unclassified road crash in Bracknell Forest RG12 on 20 December 2024 at 22:42 involving a BYD Atto 3

A BYD Atto 3 hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Bracknell Forest at 22:42 on Friday 20 December 2024. A 57-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Dec 2024
Friday, 22:42
Vehicles
1
BYD Atto 3
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.4136, longitude -0.75244, in the RG12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bracknell. It is one of the crashes that make up the Town Centre & The Parks, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1QB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bracknell Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024430616082
Council area
Bracknell Forest
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 14 February 2020.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: BYD Atto 3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 57, hit by vehicle 1 (BYD Atto 3)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2024430616082 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bracknell Forest road accident statistics for 2024.