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A41 crash in Sandwell on 24 December 2002 at 11:10 involving a Metrocab Metrocab taxi

A Metrocab Metrocab taxi and a Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry were involved in a crash on the A41 in Sandwell at 11:10 on Tuesday 24 December 2002. The 27-year-old male driver of the Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Dec 2002
Tuesday, 11:10
Vehicles
2
Metrocab Metrocab and Leyland DAF FA 45
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51011, longitude -1.9649, 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
200220K504101
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, 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 31 March 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Metrocab Metrocab

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF FA 45

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF FA 45)

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 200220K504101 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.