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A513 crash in Tamworth on 12 October 2002 at 16:55 involving a Mazda MX-3

A Mazda MX-3, a Rover 800 Series and a car were involved in a crash on the A513 in Tamworth at 16:55 on Saturday 12 October 2002. The 28-year-old male driver of the Mazda MX-3 and the 59-year-old male driver of the Rover 800 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Oct 2002
Saturday, 16:55
Vehicles
3
Mazda MX-3 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.64566, longitude -1.69905, in the B79 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tamworth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Spital, Tamworth, B79 8PB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002212420698
Council area
Tamworth
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
513
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 March 1996.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda MX-3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,845 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 800 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda MX-3)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 800 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 2002212420698 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tamworth road accident statistics for 2002.