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A4041 crash in Sandwell on 5 April 1998 at 15:15 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo, a Ford Escort and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A4041 in Sandwell at 15:15 on Sunday 5 April 1998. The 29-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort, a 1-year-old female passenger in the Ford Escort and a 31-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Apr 1998
Sunday, 15:15
Vehicles
3
Ford Mondeo and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.54563, longitude -1.93537, in the B43 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Bromwich.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199820K065701
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4041
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 15 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 February 2019.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,391 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)

    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 199820K065701 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sandwell road accident statistics for 1998.