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Serious A454 crash in Wolverhampton on 26 December 1998 at 15:38 involving an Audi 80

An Audi 80, a Ford Fiesta and a car were involved in a crash on the A454 in Wolverhampton at 15:38 on Saturday 26 December 1998. There were four casualties: three people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Dec 1998
Saturday, 15:38
Vehicles
3
Audi 80 and 2 others
Casualties
4
3 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.58328, longitude -2.09751, in the WV1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wolverhampton.

Map of where the crash happened in Wolverhampton

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199820G100202
Council area
Wolverhampton
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
454
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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 12 June 2002.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi 80

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi 80)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi 80)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

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 199820G100202 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.