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A457 crash in Sandwell on 22 December 2008 at 10:53 involving a Peugeot 206

A Peugeot 206 and a car were involved in a crash on the A457 in Sandwell at 10:53 on Monday 22 December 2008. The 48-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 206 and a 46-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 206 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Dec 2008
Monday, 10:53
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 206 and car
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.49635, longitude -1.97124, in the B66 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Smethwick, Sandwell, B66 1DT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200820K511402
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
457
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
4135

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 January 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,179 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

    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 200820K511402 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sandwell road accident statistics for 2008.