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A34 crash in Cannock Chase on 27 February 1995 at 14:10 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra, a Ford Escort taxi and a Ford Orion taxi were involved in a crash on the A34 in Cannock Chase at 14:10 on Monday 27 February 1995. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Feb 1995
Monday, 14:10
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Astra and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.68499, longitude -2.02599, in the WS11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cannock.

Map of where the crash happened in Cannock Chase

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1995215918389
Council area
Cannock Chase
Police force
Staffordshire
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 4 February 1982.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Orion

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, taxi occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Orion)

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 1995215918389 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cannock Chase road accident statistics for 1995.