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A454 crash in Wolverhampton on 20 August 2003 at 19:50 involving a London Taxis Int. TX1

A London Taxis Int. TX1, a Nissan Cherry and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A454 in Wolverhampton at 19:50 on Wednesday 20 August 2003. A 39-year-old male passenger in the London Taxis Int. TX1 and the 61-year-old female driver of the Nissan Cherry were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Aug 2003
Wednesday, 19:50
Vehicles
3
London Taxis Int. TX1 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.58642, longitude -2.15997, in the WV3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wolverhampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Tettenhall Wightwick, Wolverhampton, WV3 9DG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wolverhampton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200320G074901
Council area
Wolverhampton
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
454
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 21 December 2000.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: London Taxis Int. TX1

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Cherry

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,270 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,195 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (London Taxis Int. TX1)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Cherry)

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 200320G074901 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.