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Fatal unclassified road crash in Sandwell B71 on 29 July 2012 at 22:08 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Sandwell at 22:08 on Sunday 29 July 2012. A 46-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
29 Jul 2012
Sunday, 22:08
Vehicles
1
Ford Focus
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.53393, longitude -1.96385, in the B71 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Newton & Valley, Sandwell, B71 3SX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201220K009572
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 January 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 46, hit by 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 201220K009572 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.