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Serious B4179 crash in Dudley on 3 February 2003 at 13:25 involving a Daihatsu Cuore

A Daihatsu Cuore, a Nissan Micra and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the B4179 in Dudley at 13:25 on Monday 3 February 2003. An 80-year-old female passenger in the Daihatsu Cuore was seriously injured and the 82-year-old female driver of the Daihatsu Cuore and an 82-year-old female passenger in the Daihatsu Cuore 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
Serious
Date
3 Feb 2003
Monday, 13:25
Vehicles
3
Daihatsu Cuore and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.48909, longitude -2.13001, in the DY5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brierley Hill. It is one of the crashes that make up the Brockmoor & Pensnett, Dudley, DY5 1PP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200320J012901
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4179
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 September 1998.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Daihatsu Cuore

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    82 years
    Engine capacity
    989 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Daihatsu Cuore)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Daihatsu Cuore)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Daihatsu Cuore)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200320J012901 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dudley road accident statistics for 2003.