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A41 crash in Sandwell on 9 January 2003 at 17:50 involving a Fiat Cinquecento

A Fiat Cinquecento and a Peugeot 306 were involved in a crash on the A41 in Sandwell at 17:50 on Thursday 9 January 2003. The 48-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 306 and a 37-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 306 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Jan 2003
Thursday, 17:50
Vehicles
2
Fiat Cinquecento and Peugeot 306
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.52549, longitude -2.00468, in the B71 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Bromwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Bromwich Central, Sandwell, B70 8TQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200320K005101
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
41
Road type
Dual 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
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 September 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Cinquecento

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

    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 200320K005101 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sandwell road accident statistics for 2003.