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B4176 crash in South Staffordshire on 18 December 1996 at 08:45 involving a Mercedes lorry

A Mercedes lorry and a car were involved in a crash on the B4176 in South Staffordshire at 08:45 on Wednesday 18 December 1996. A 30-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Mercedes lorry and a 37-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Mercedes lorry were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Dec 1996
Wednesday, 08:45
Vehicles
2
Mercedes and car
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.52677, longitude -2.20661, in the WV5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wombourne.

Map of where the crash happened in South Staffordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1996216026449
Council area
South Staffordshire
Police force
Staffordshire
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4176
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 53 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 June 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    5,958 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, hit by vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, hit by vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 1996216026449 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Staffordshire road accident statistics for 1996.