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Serious A454 crash in Shropshire on 10 September 2007 at 22:00 involving a Vauxhall Corsavan

A Vauxhall Corsavan and a Citroen Xsara were involved in a crash on the A454 in Shropshire at 22:00 on Monday 10 September 2007. The 52-year-old male driver of the Citroen Xsara was seriously injured and the 17-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsavan and a 14-year-old female passenger in the Citroen Xsara were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Sep 2007
Monday, 22:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsavan and Citroen Xsara
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.54266, longitude -2.38453, in the WV15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200722FA86965
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
454
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, no street lighting
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 July 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsavan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North 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
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsavan)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xsara)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xsara)

    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 200722FA86965 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.