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Fatal B4379 crash in Shropshire on 12 May 2000 at 21:30 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra crashed on the B4379 in Shropshire at 21:30 on Friday 12 May 2000. The 51-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
12 May 2000
Friday, 21:30
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.63372, longitude -2.41429, in the TF7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200022GC15032
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4379
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 41 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 November 2006.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 200022GC15032 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shropshire road accident statistics for 2000.