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B4361 crash in Shropshire on 22 July 1997 at 14:20 involving a Renault 21

A lorry and a Renault 21 were involved in a crash on the B4361 in Shropshire at 14:20 on Tuesday 22 July 1997. The 54-year-old female driver of the Renault 21 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Jul 1997
Tuesday, 14:20
Vehicles
2
Lorry and Renault 21
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.36906, longitude -2.71802, in the SY8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ludlow.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199722FP04384
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4361
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 September 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 21

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Lane or location
    On lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 21)

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 199722FP04384 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.