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Unclassified road crash in Solihull B90 on 9 December 2010 at 00:57 involving a Rover 25

A Rover 25 and a Metrocab Metrocab taxi were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Solihull at 00:57 on Thursday 9 December 2010. The 22-year-old female driver of the Rover 25, the 40-year-old male driver of the Metrocab Metrocab taxi and a 36-year-old male passenger in the Metrocab Metrocab taxi were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Dec 2010
Thursday, 00:57
Vehicles
2
Rover 25 and Metrocab Metrocab
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.38773, longitude -1.83364, in the B90 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Solihull

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201020L011970
Council area
Solihull
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 50 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 October 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 25

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Metrocab Metrocab

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 25)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Metrocab Metrocab)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Metrocab Metrocab)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 201020L011970 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Solihull road accident statistics for 2010.