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Serious A459 crash in Dudley on 2 January 2008 at 08:04 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane and a Volvo 440 were involved in a crash on the A459 in Dudley at 08:04 on Wednesday 2 January 2008. The 21-year-old female driver of the Renault Megane was seriously injured and the 29-year-old male driver of the Volvo 440 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Jan 2008
Wednesday, 08:04
Vehicles
2
Renault Megane and Volvo 440
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.48986, longitude -2.08259, in the DY2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dudley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Netherton & Holly Hall, Dudley, DY2 9ES area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200820J002201
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
459
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
4173

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 November 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 440

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,783 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 440)

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 200820J002201 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dudley road accident statistics for 2008.