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Fatal B4245 crash in Newport on 7 August 2024 at 00:02 involving a Skoda Kamiq

A Skoda Kamiq crashed on the B4245 in Newport at 00:02 on Wednesday 7 August 2024. A 24-year-old female passenger was killed and the 34-year-old male driver and a 22-year-old female passenger were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Aug 2024
Wednesday, 00:02
Vehicles
1
Skoda Kamiq
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.60096, longitude -2.87654, in the NP18 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Newport

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024610031524
Council area
Newport
Police force
Gwent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4245
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a fatal crash on 3 August 1995.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Kamiq

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Kamiq)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Kamiq)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Kamiq)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2024610031524 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 2024.