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A51 crash in Tamworth on 23 December 2005 at 16:55 involving a Renault Clio

Four vehicles, including a Renault Clio and a Volkswagen Polo, were involved in a crash on the A51 in Tamworth at 16:55 on Friday 23 December 2005. The 66-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo and the 53-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra 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
23 Dec 2005
Friday, 16:55
Vehicles
4
Renault Clio and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.62904, longitude -1.70285, in the B78 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Castle, Tamworth, B79 7BH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tamworth

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005215440832
Council area
Tamworth
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
51
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
51

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
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 March 1997.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 2005215440832 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tamworth road accident statistics for 2005.