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B5026 crash in Stafford on 8 January 1997 at 10:05 involving a Volkswagen Vento

A Volkswagen Vento, a Renault 18 and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the B5026 in Stafford at 10:05 on Wednesday 8 January 1997. The 43-year-old female driver of the Renault 18 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Jan 1997
Wednesday, 10:05
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Vento and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.89534, longitude -2.15128, in the ST15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stone.

Map of where the crash happened in Stafford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997217600798
Council area
Stafford
Police force
Staffordshire
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5026
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 19 September 1993.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Vento

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 18

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,647 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 18)

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 1997217600798 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stafford road accident statistics for 1997.