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A4100 crash in Sandwell on 4 January 2012 at 09:20 involving a Vauxhall Insignia

A Vauxhall Insignia and a Proton Persona were involved in a crash on the A4100 in Sandwell at 09:20 on Wednesday 4 January 2012. The 46-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Insignia, the 56-year-old male driver of the Proton Persona and a 54-year-old female passenger in the Proton Persona were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Jan 2012
Wednesday, 09:20
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Insignia and Proton Persona
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.47187, longitude -2.08521, in the B64 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cradley Heath. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cradley Heath & Old Hill, Sandwell, B64 7BE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201220K002492
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4100
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

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

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Insignia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Proton Persona

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    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
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Insignia)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Proton Persona)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Proton Persona)

    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 201220K002492 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sandwell road accident statistics for 2012.