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A491 crash in Dudley on 8 February 2012 at 21:20 involving a Fiat Multipla

A Fiat Multipla hit two pedestrians on the A491 in Dudley at 21:20 on Wednesday 8 February 2012. A 43-year-old female pedestrian and a 17-year-old female pedestrian were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Feb 2012
Wednesday, 21:20
Vehicles
1
Fiat Multipla
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.45519, longitude -2.1433, in the DY8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stourbridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wollaston & Stourbridge Town, Dudley, DY8 1SS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dudley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201220J001462
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
491
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
451

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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 December 2002.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Multipla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, hit by vehicle 1 (Fiat Multipla)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, hit by vehicle 1 (Fiat Multipla)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 201220J001462 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dudley road accident statistics for 2012.