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B4370 crash in Shropshire on 27 March 2004 at 14:45 involving a Renault Espace

A Renault Espace and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the B4370 in Shropshire at 14:45 on Saturday 27 March 2004. A 72-year-old male passenger in the Renault Espace was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Mar 2004
Saturday, 14:45
Vehicles
2
Renault Espace and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.56578, longitude -2.78233, in the SY6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200422FD37962
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4370
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
49

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 7 March 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Espace

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Espace)

    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 200422FD37962 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shropshire road accident statistics for 2004.