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A34 crash in Stafford on 6 February 2002 at 15:25 involving a Rover Metro

A Rover Metro and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A34 in Stafford at 15:25 on Wednesday 6 February 2002. The 52-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta and a 32-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Feb 2002
Wednesday, 15:25
Vehicles
2
Rover Metro and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.79649, longitude -2.10126, in the ST17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stafford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Penkside, Stafford, ST17 4XH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Stafford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002212302999
Council area
Stafford
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
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

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, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 July 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,118 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,118 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 2002212302999 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stafford road accident statistics for 2002.