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A5 crash in Shropshire on 9 October 2006 at 06:00 involving a Scania lorry

A Scania lorry and a car were involved in a crash on the A5 in Shropshire at 06:00 on Monday 9 October 2006. The 29-year-old male driver of the Scania lorry and the 25-year-old male driver of the car were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Oct 2006
Monday, 06:00
Vehicles
2
Scania and car
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.91376, longitude -3.04259, in the SY11 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Martin's, Shropshire, SY11 3EP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200622FA49867
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
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
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 May 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    11,705 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Scania)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 200622FA49867 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 2006.