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A442 crash in Telford and Wrekin on 9 January 2003 at 09:00 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a car were involved in a crash on the A442 in Telford and Wrekin at 09:00 on Thursday 9 January 2003. The 43-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta, the 23-year-old male driver of the car and a 24-year-old female passenger in the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in snow and high winds on an icy dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Jan 2003
Thursday, 09:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and car
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.681, longitude -2.44195, in the TF3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Telford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Malinslee & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF7 9ZA area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200322GA29214
Council area
Telford and Wrekin
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
442
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Snowing with high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 January 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    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 200322GA29214 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Telford and Wrekin road accident statistics for 2003.