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A454 crash in Wolverhampton on 12 June 2002 at 07:30 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a Carbodies Taxi were involved in a crash on the A454 in Wolverhampton at 07:30 on Wednesday 12 June 2002. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Jun 2002
Wednesday, 07:30
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and Carbodies Taxi
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.58325, longitude -2.09752, in the WV1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wolverhampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the East Park, Wolverhampton, WV1 2HY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wolverhampton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200220G053402
Council area
Wolverhampton
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
454
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
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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 serious injury crash on 11 June 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    2,494 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Carbodies Taxi

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Carbodies Taxi)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Carbodies Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

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 200220G053402 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.