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Fatal unclassified road crash in Shropshire SY8 on 19 May 2025 at 21:35 involving a Kia Xceed

A Kia Xceed and a Ford KA were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Shropshire at 21:35 on Monday 19 May 2025. A 55-year-old female passenger in the Ford KA was killed and the 61-year-old male driver of the Ford KA was seriously 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
19 May 2025
Monday, 21:35
Vehicles
2
Kia Xceed and Ford KA
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.37422, longitude -2.7186, in the SY8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ludlow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ludlow North, Shropshire, SY8 1NF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025221600365
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 15 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 November 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Xceed

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    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
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Ford KA

    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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford KA)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 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 2025221600365 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shropshire road accident statistics for 2025.