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B5398 crash in Shropshire on 31 October 2007 at 12:30 involving a Peugeot 405

Four vehicles, including a Peugeot 405 and an Audi A2, were involved in a crash on the B5398 in Shropshire at 12:30 on Wednesday 31 October 2007. The 87-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 405 and an 80-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 405 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Oct 2007
Wednesday, 12:30
Vehicles
4
Peugeot 405 and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.9665, longitude -2.68979, in the SY13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Whitchurch. It is one of the crashes that make up the Whitchurch West, Shropshire, SY13 1BA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200722FA87281
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5398
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
Daylight
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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 August 2001.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 405

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    87 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen Xantia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 4: Honda Accord

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    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
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 87, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 405)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 405)

    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 200722FA87281 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.