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A4031 crash in Sandwell on 19 December 2000 at 16:36 involving a Hyundai Accent

A Hyundai Accent and a Renault 21 were involved in a crash on the A4031 in Sandwell at 16:36 on Tuesday 19 December 2000. The 19-year-old male driver of the Hyundai Accent, a 22-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai Accent and the 25-year-old female driver of the Renault 21 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Dec 2000
Tuesday, 16:36
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Accent and Renault 21
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.53079, longitude -1.98817, in the B71 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
200020K131701
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4031
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Footbridge or subway

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 November 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Accent

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,341 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 21

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Accent)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Accent)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 21)

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 200020K131701 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 2000.