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Serious A5148 crash in Lichfield on 21 November 2000 at 09:10 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Foden lorry were involved in a crash on the A5148 in Lichfield at 09:10 on Tuesday 21 November 2000. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Nov 2000
Tuesday, 09:10
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Foden
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.65113, longitude -1.82643, in the WS14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lichfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000210420828
Council area
Lichfield
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5148
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 November 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,800 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Foden

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    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 2000210420828 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lichfield road accident statistics for 2000.