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Fatal A5190 crash in Cannock Chase on 24 December 2000 at 12:05 involving a Porsche 944

A Porsche 944 and a Honda Accord were involved in a crash on the A5190 in Cannock Chase at 12:05 on Sunday 24 December 2000. A 47-year-old female passenger in the Honda Accord was killed, one other person was seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Dec 2000
Sunday, 12:05
Vehicles
2
Porsche 944 and Honda Accord
Casualties
4
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.68775, longitude -1.98754, in the WS12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cannock.

Map of where the crash happened in Cannock Chase

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20002103X0161
Council area
Cannock Chase
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5190
Road type
Single 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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 March 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Porsche 944

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,479 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Accord

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Accord)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Accord)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Porsche 944)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Accord)

    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 20002103X0161 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cannock Chase road accident statistics for 2000.