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A4601 crash in Cannock Chase on 7 September 2009 at 19:00 involving a Citroen C2

A Citroen C2 and a Volkswagen Transporter taxi were involved in a crash on the A4601 in Cannock Chase at 19:00 on Monday 7 September 2009. A 38-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Transporter taxi, the 51-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Transporter taxi and the 18-year-old female driver of the Citroen C2 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Sep 2009
Monday, 19:00
Vehicles
2
Citroen C2 and Volkswagen Transporter
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.68208, longitude -2.03843, 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 1QT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cannock Chase

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009219007248
Council area
Cannock Chase
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4601
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 November 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Transporter

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    2,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Transporter)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Transporter)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C2)

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 2009219007248 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 2009.