Requesting number of RTC's in a road.

Summary

A request was made for the number of road traffic incidents on Strang Road in Union Mills since January 1, 2017. The Isle of Man Constabulary disclosed full details of five specific incidents, including road traffic collisions and highway obstructions, occurring between January and May 2017.

Key Facts

• The request covered incidents on Strang Road in Union Mills from January 1, 2017, to June 29, 2017.
• Police data was reviewed covering the period from January 1, 2017, to May 31, 2017.
• Five distinct incidents were identified and disclosed in the response.
• Incidents included two road traffic collisions and three obstructions of the highway.
• Some incidents involved parked cars obstructing the road near planters or a knocked-over traffic calming box.

Data Disclosed

• 01/01/2017
• 31/05/2017
• 29th June 2017
• 27th June 2017
• Five incidents
• Two incidents
• 02/01/2017
• 12/01/2017
• 05/02/2017
• 25/02/2017
• 23/05/2017
• IM93075I
• 358483

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

MEOIRYN SHEE-ELLAN VANNIN

ISLE OF MAN CONSTABULARY Freedom of Information

29th June 2017

**

Our ref: IM93075I

Dear **

I write in connection with your request for information dated 27th June 2017, which was received by this office on 27th June 2017. I note you seek access to the following information:

I would be obliged if you would inform me as to how many incidents of any sort that the police are aware of concerning road traffic on Strang Road in Union Mills since 1 January 2017 up to today.

Following receipt of your request searches were conducted within the Isle of Man Constabulary to locate information relevant to your request. I can confirm that the Isle of Man Constabulary hold the information you have requested.

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within the Analysts Department.

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Police data was reviewed (both Road Traffic Collision reports and ESJCR incidents) which occurred between 01/01/2017 and 31/05/2017, and were recorded as occurring on Strang Road (between co-ordinates 2365375, 477810 and 236130, 4878235).

Two incidents were found where the highway was obstructed by parked cars near planters in January and May, and a further incident on 2nd January 2017 where a traffic calming box had been reported knocked over, which DOI were aware of, but was not recorded as a Road Traffic Collision.

The Data has been put into a chart which is reproduced below.

Event Number Address Close Description Detailed Close Description Xcoord YCoord Accept P020117036 STRANG RD UNION MILLS Obstruction Of The Road Roadside / Street Furniture issue – (planter reported knocked over)
236012 478117 02/01/2017 21:23 P120117039 STRANG RD UNION MILLS Obstruction Of The Road Obstruction of the Highway (vehicle unable to pass planter due to parked vehicle) 235779 477988 12/01/2017 21:22 P050217052 STRANG RD UNION MILLS Road Traffic Accident RTC - Fail To Stop (planter knocked over) 235895 478016 05/02/2017 19:44 P250217027 STRANG RD UNION MILLS Road Traffic Accident RTC - Slight Injury (not believed to involve planter) 235490 477908 25/02/2017 12:43 P230517034 STRANG HILL STRANG DOUGLAS Obstruction Of The Road Obstruction of the Highway(vehicle unable to pass planter due to parked vehicle) 236011 478116 23/05/2017 19:27

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Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

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