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B4363 crash in Shropshire on 29 August 1997 at 08:03 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the B4363 in Shropshire at 08:03 on Friday 29 August 1997. The 31-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and the 21-year-old male driver of the other vehicle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Aug 1997
Friday, 08:03
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and other vehicle
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.39325, longitude -2.46712, in the DY14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199722AU04135
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4363
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 11 August 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    617 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Other vehicle)

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 199722AU04135 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shropshire road accident statistics for 1997.