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A51 crash in Lichfield on 6 July 2006 at 11:00 involving an LDV 400 Series minibus

A car and an LDV 400 Series minibus were involved in a crash on the A51 in Lichfield at 11:00 on Thursday 6 July 2006. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jul 2006
Thursday, 11:00
Vehicles
2
Car and LDV 400 Series
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.74085, longitude -1.91361, in the WS15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lichfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006216319189
Council area
Lichfield
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
51
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 May 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 2: LDV 400 Series

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

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 2006216319189 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lichfield road accident statistics for 2006.