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A459 crash in Wolverhampton on 1 February 2003 at 13:04 involving a Mercedes S Class

A Mercedes S Class, two cars and a Renault Laguna were involved in a crash on the A459 in Wolverhampton at 13:04 on Saturday 1 February 2003. The 25-year-old male driver of the Mercedes S Class and the 23-year-old female driver of the Renault Laguna were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Feb 2003
Saturday, 13:04
Vehicles
4
Mercedes S Class and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.56732, longitude -2.12316, in the WV2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wolverhampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Blakenhall, Wolverhampton, WV2 3NP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wolverhampton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200320G014901
Council area
Wolverhampton
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
459
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 27 January 2008.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes S Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    4,973 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

  • Vehicle 4: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes S Class)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Renault Laguna)

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 200320G014901 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wolverhampton road accident statistics for 2003.