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Serious B4169 crash in Sandwell on 9 February 1990 at 08:10 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Suzuki Supercarry van were involved in a crash on the B4169 in Sandwell at 08:10 on Friday 9 February 1990. The 60-year-old female driver of the Suzuki Supercarry van was seriously injured and a 50-year-old female passenger in the Suzuki Supercarry van and an 8-year-old male passenger in the Suzuki Supercarry van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Feb 1990
Friday, 08:10
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Suzuki Supercarry
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.48272, longitude -2.01763, in the B68 postcode district and within the built-up area of Oldbury.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19902000K0260
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4169
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 November 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Supercarry

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    970 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 60, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Supercarry)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Supercarry)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Supercarry)

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 19902000K0260 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sandwell road accident statistics for 1990.