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Unclassified road crash in Wolverhampton WV14 on 17 January 1998 at 06:20 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wolverhampton at 06:20 on Saturday 17 January 1998. The 62-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Jan 1998
Saturday, 06:20
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.56442, longitude -2.07549, in the WV14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bilston.

Map of where the crash happened in Wolverhampton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199820G006302
Council area
Wolverhampton
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 June 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 199820G006302 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wolverhampton road accident statistics for 1998.