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Serious A4038 crash in Walsall on 17 July 2000 at 19:00 involving an Austin Allegro

An Austin Allegro and a Suzuki motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4038 in Walsall at 19:00 on Monday 17 July 2000. The 17-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Jul 2000
Monday, 19:00
Vehicles
2
Austin Allegro and Suzuki
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.56504, longitude -2.0401, in the WS10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Darlaston.

Map of where the crash happened in Walsall

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200020H052802
Council area
Walsall
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4038
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
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 May 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Allegro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)

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 200020H052802 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Walsall road accident statistics for 2000.