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M6 crash in Walsall on 11 December 2012 at 14:01 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A lorry and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the M6 in Walsall at 14:01 on Tuesday 11 December 2012. The 22-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Dec 2012
Tuesday, 14:01
Vehicles
2
Lorry and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.57142, longitude -2.01207, in the WS2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bentley & Darlaston North, Walsall, WS10 9UZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Walsall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201220Z003452
Council area
Walsall
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
6
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 August 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

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 201220Z003452 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Walsall road accident statistics for 2012.