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Unclassified road crash in Cannock Chase WS12 on 12 December 2009 at 12:15 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a Vauxhall Movano were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cannock Chase at 12:15 on Saturday 12 December 2009. A 24-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Movano, the 59-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Movano and the 40-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Dec 2009
Saturday, 12:15
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and Vauxhall Movano
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.70331, longitude -1.99079, in the WS12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cannock. It is one of the crashes that make up the Heath Hayes & Wimblebury, Cannock Chase, WS12 2FR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cannock Chase

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009219009304
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
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
Special conditions at the site
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
16%
Estimated chance it was slight
84%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 13 September 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Movano

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    2,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Movano)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Movano)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

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 2009219009304 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.