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A4196 crash in Sandwell on 6 November 2005 at 14:35 involving a Volvo 850

A Volvo 850 and a Volvo were involved in a crash on the A4196 in Sandwell at 14:35 on Sunday 6 November 2005. A 50-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Volvo 850 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Nov 2005
Sunday, 14:35
Vehicles
2
Volvo 850 and Volvo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.52917, longitude -2.00719, in the B70 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Bromwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hill Top, Sandwell, B70 0JN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200520K107501
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4196
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
Daylight
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 February 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 850

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    2,319 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,401 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo 850)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 200520K107501 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 2005.