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Serious B4454 crash in Coventry on 18 September 2003 at 02:00 involving a Carbodies Taxi

A Carbodies Taxi, a Nissan and a Metrocab Metrocab taxi were involved in a crash on the B4454 in Coventry at 02:00 on Thursday 18 September 2003. There were five casualties: two people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured. Five of them were pedestrians.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Sep 2003
Thursday, 02:00
Vehicles
3
Carbodies Taxi and 2 others
Casualties
5
2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.40667, longitude -1.50325, in the CV1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Coventry. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Michael's, Coventry, CV1 1LL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200320M071701
Council area
Coventry
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4454
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 December 2007.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Carbodies Taxi

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    25 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    2,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Metrocab Metrocab

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,446 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    18 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, hit by vehicle 2 (Nissan)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, hit by vehicle 2 (Nissan)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, hit by vehicle 2 (Nissan)

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, hit by vehicle 2 (Nissan)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

  • Casualty 5: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, hit by vehicle 2 (Nissan)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

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 200320M071701 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Coventry road accident statistics for 2003.