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A38 crash in Lichfield on 20 December 2008 at 14:50 involving a Volkswagen Bora

Four vehicles, including a Volkswagen Bora and a car, were involved in a crash on the A38 in Lichfield at 14:50 on Saturday 20 December 2008. All eight casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Dec 2008
Saturday, 14:50
Vehicles
4
Volkswagen Bora and 3 others
Casualties
8
8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.63041, longitude -1.80258, in the WS14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bourne Vale, Lichfield, WS14 0PQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lichfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008218018685
Council area
Lichfield
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
43%
Estimated chance it was slight
57%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 March 1995.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Bora

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,324 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years

  • Vehicle 3: Fiat Stilo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Bora)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Bora)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged under 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Bora)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Fiat Stilo)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Fiat Stilo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Fiat Stilo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Fiat Stilo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 2008218018685 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.