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Serious unclassified road crash in Redditch B98 on 2 December 2006 at 22:10 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Redditch at 22:10 on Saturday 2 December 2006. The 21-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo, the 87-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa and a 21-year-old male passenger in the Ford Mondeo were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Dec 2006
Saturday, 22:10
Vehicles
2
Ford Mondeo and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.31067, longitude -1.90477, in the B98 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Winyates, Redditch, B98 0JF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200622DE85261
Council area
Redditch
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single 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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 January 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    87 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 87, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Mondeo)

    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 200622DE85261 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Redditch road accident statistics for 2006.