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A45 crash in Coventry on 22 December 2008 at 23:56 involving a Mercedes lorry

A Mercedes lorry and a Toyota Celica were involved in a crash on the A45 in Coventry at 23:56 on Monday 22 December 2008. The 35-year-old male driver of the Toyota Celica was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Dec 2008
Monday, 23:56
Vehicles
2
Mercedes and Toyota Celica
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.3781, longitude -1.46685, in the CV3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Binley & Willenhall, Coventry, CV3 3EJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Coventry

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200820M070002
Council area
Coventry
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
45
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
45

Pedestrian crossing information

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

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 15 December 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    4,250 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Celica

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Celica)

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 200820M070002 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Coventry road accident statistics for 2008.