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A4031 crash in Sandwell on 23 December 2002 at 12:50 involving a Hyundai S-Coupe

A Hyundai S-Coupe and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the A4031 in Sandwell at 12:50 on Monday 23 December 2002. The 23-year-old male driver of the Hyundai S-Coupe, a 23-year-old male passenger in the Hyundai S-Coupe and the 41-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Dec 2002
Monday, 12:50
Vehicles
2
Hyundai S-Coupe and Ford Focus
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.5058, longitude -1.99201, in the B66 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Bromwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Pauls, Sandwell, B66 1RB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200220K503802
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4031
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 May 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai S-Coupe

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai S-Coupe)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai S-Coupe)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

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 200220K503802 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.