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Unclassified road crash in Cannock Chase WS11 on 16 August 2008 at 16:15 involving a Toyota Yaris

A Toyota Yaris and a Mercedes van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cannock Chase at 16:15 on Saturday 16 August 2008. An 8-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Yaris was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Aug 2008
Saturday, 16:15
Vehicles
2
Toyota Yaris and Mercedes
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.67238, longitude -2.03531, in the WS11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cannock. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0JJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cannock Chase

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008218014257
Council area
Cannock Chase
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
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
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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 July 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Other tow
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    4,250 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Yaris)

    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 2008218014257 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cannock Chase road accident statistics for 2008.