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Unclassified road crash in Redditch B98 on 3 August 1997 at 18:50 involving an Isuzu Trooper

An Isuzu Trooper and an Austin Montego were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Redditch at 18:50 on Sunday 3 August 1997. The 36-year-old male driver of the Austin Montego and a 20-year-old male passenger in the Austin Montego were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Aug 1997
Sunday, 18:50
Vehicles
2
Isuzu Trooper and Austin Montego
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.29325, longitude -1.88691, in the B98 postcode district and within the built-up area of Redditch.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199722BQ02591
Council area
Redditch
Police force
West Mercia
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 May 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Isuzu Trooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,771 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199722BQ02591 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Redditch road accident statistics for 1997.