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B4101 crash in Solihull on 3 December 2012 at 18:30 involving a Volvo V60

A Volvo V60 and a Mercedes Sprinter van were involved in a crash on the B4101 in Solihull at 18:30 on Monday 3 December 2012. The 38-year-old female driver of the Volvo V60 and the 41-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Sprinter van were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Dec 2012
Monday, 18:30
Vehicles
2
Volvo V60 and Mercedes Sprinter
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.38992, longitude -1.61659, in the CV7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Solihull

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201220L008492
Council area
Solihull
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4101
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 April 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo V60

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo V60)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Sprinter)

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 201220L008492 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 2012.