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Unclassified road crash in Wolverhampton WV11 on 29 January 2002 at 17:51 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus, a Ford Mondeo and a Citroen Saxo were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wolverhampton at 17:51 on Tuesday 29 January 2002. A 23-year-old female passenger in the Ford Focus and the 49-year-old female driver of the Citroen Saxo were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Jan 2002
Tuesday, 17:51
Vehicles
3
Ford Focus and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.59539, longitude -2.08973, in the WV11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wolverhampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wednesfield South, Wolverhampton, WV11 1XP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200220G011702
Council area
Wolverhampton
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 September 2025.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen Saxo)

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 200220G011702 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wolverhampton road accident statistics for 2002.