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B5404 crash in Lichfield on 8 January 2008 at 07:25 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A van and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the B5404 in Lichfield at 07:25 on Tuesday 8 January 2008. A 31-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Astra and the 30-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Jan 2008
Tuesday, 07:25
Vehicles
2
Van and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.62487, longitude -1.7277, in the B78 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Fazeley, Lichfield, B78 3PS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lichfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008218001081
Council area
Lichfield
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5404
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 15 November 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Lane or location
    Cycle lane (on main carriageway)
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 2008218001081 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lichfield road accident statistics for 2008.