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A51 crash in Lichfield on 2 October 2011 at 13:30 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA and a Toyota Yaris were involved in a crash on the A51 in Lichfield at 13:30 on Sunday 2 October 2011. A 29-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Yaris and a 60-year-old female passenger in the Ford KA were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Oct 2011
Sunday, 13:30
Vehicles
2
Ford KA and Toyota Yaris
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.69467, longitude -1.85111, in the WS13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lichfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Longdon, Lichfield, WS13 8HZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2011211005474
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
51
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 40 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 March 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Yaris)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    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 2011211005474 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 2011.