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Serious B4173 crash in Dudley on 26 August 1999 at 20:40 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on the B4173 in Dudley at 20:40 on Thursday 26 August 1999. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Aug 1999
Thursday, 20:40
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Nissan Micra
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.47916, longitude -2.08007, in the DY2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dudley.

Map of where the crash happened in Dudley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199920J079901
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4173
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 June 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199920J079901 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dudley road accident statistics for 1999.