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B4579 crash in Shropshire on 3 June 2001 at 10:05 involving a Hyundai Sonata

A bicycle and a Hyundai Sonata were involved in a crash on the B4579 in Shropshire at 10:05 on Sunday 3 June 2001. The 10-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Jun 2001
Sunday, 10:05
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Hyundai Sonata
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.85358, longitude -3.04783, in the SY11 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Oswestry South, Shropshire, SY11 2NU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200122FC22819
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4579
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 January 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai Sonata

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

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 200122FC22819 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 2001.