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M6 crash in Walsall on 29 December 1997 at 18:19 involving a Peugeot 306

A Peugeot 306 and a Citroen AX were involved in a crash on the M6 in Walsall at 18:19 on Monday 29 December 1997. The 24-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 306, a 59-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 306 and a 49-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 306 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Dec 1997
Monday, 18:19
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 306 and Citroen AX
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.5888, longitude -2.01472, in the WS2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Walsall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19972097H9643
Council area
Walsall
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
6
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 20 March 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen AX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 19972097H9643 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Walsall road accident statistics for 1997.