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A41 crash in Sandwell on 25 November 2002 at 18:57 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A41 in Sandwell at 18:57 on Monday 25 November 2002. The 24-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra, the 36-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort and a 35-year-old female passenger in the Ford Escort were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fog or mist on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Nov 2002
Monday, 18:57
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Ford Escort
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51002, longitude -1.96475, in the B71 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Bromwich Central, Sandwell, B71 4JH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200220K123701
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
41
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 May 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    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 200220K123701 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sandwell road accident statistics for 2002.