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A4036 crash in Dudley on 20 December 2004 at 19:18 involving a Rover Metro

A Rover Metro and a Land Rover Discovery were involved in a crash on the A4036 in Dudley at 19:18 on Monday 20 December 2004. A 34-year-old female passenger in the Rover Metro and an 11-year-old female passenger in the Rover Metro were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Dec 2004
Monday, 19:18
Vehicles
2
Rover Metro and Land Rover Discovery
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.46816, longitude -2.11302, in the DY5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brierley Hill. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lye & Stourbridge North, Dudley, DY5 2YD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200420J102202
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4036
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 February 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover Metro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover Metro)

    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 200420J102202 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 2004.