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Serious M54 crash in Shropshire on 29 November 2000 at 17:39 involving a Land Rover

Four vehicles, including a Land Rover and a Rover 200 Series, were involved in a crash on the M54 in Shropshire at 17:39 on Wednesday 29 November 2000. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Nov 2000
Wednesday, 17:39
Vehicles
4
Land Rover and 3 others
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.67842, longitude -2.38084, in the TF11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200022MW17774
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
54
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 January 1999.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    2,800 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen ZX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 4: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen ZX)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen ZX)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200022MW17774 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.