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B4109 crash in Coventry on 25 December 2001 at 02:30 involving a Nissan Sunny

A Nissan Sunny and a Metrocab Metrocab taxi were involved in a crash on the B4109 in Coventry at 02:30 on Tuesday 25 December 2001. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Dec 2001
Tuesday, 02:30
Vehicles
2
Nissan Sunny and Metrocab Metrocab
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.42658, longitude -1.49259, in the CV6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Coventry. It is one of the crashes that make up the Foleshill, Coventry, CV6 5SP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Coventry

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200120M600403
Council area
Coventry
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4109
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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 3 April 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Sunny

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Metrocab Metrocab

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Sunny)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Sunny)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Sunny)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Metrocab Metrocab)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Metrocab Metrocab)

    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 200120M600403 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Coventry road accident statistics for 2001.