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Serious A4053 crash in Coventry on 17 July 1997 at 08:43 involving a Mazda 323

A Mazda 323, a Peugeot 306 and an MG Montego were involved in a crash on the A4053 in Coventry at 08:43 on Thursday 17 July 1997. The 26-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 306, a 25-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 306 and a 22-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Peugeot 306 were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Jul 1997
Thursday, 08:43
Vehicles
3
Mazda 323 and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.40437, longitude -1.50313, in the CV1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Coventry.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19972097M1308
Council area
Coventry
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4053
Road type
Dual 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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 May 1990.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 323

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,324 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: MG Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, hit by vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 19972097M1308 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Coventry road accident statistics for 1997.