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Serious B4398 crash in Shropshire on 13 July 2007 at 08:25 involving a Kia Shuma

A Kia Shuma and a Land Rover Defender were involved in a crash on the B4398 in Shropshire at 08:25 on Friday 13 July 2007. The 26-year-old male driver of the Kia Shuma and the 22-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Defender were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
13 Jul 2007
Friday, 08:25
Vehicles
2
Kia Shuma and Land Rover Defender
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.78324, longitude -3.03117, in the SY10 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200722FA86548
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4398
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

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 serious injury crash on 14 August 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Shuma

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,594 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Defender

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Shuma)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Defender)

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 200722FA86548 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 2007.