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Serious B4397 crash in Shropshire on 6 January 2014 at 10:28 involving a Citroen C2

A Citroen C2 and a Renault Espace were involved in a crash on the B4397 in Shropshire at 10:28 on Monday 6 January 2014. The 19-year-old male driver of the Citroen C2 was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Jan 2014
Monday, 10:28
Vehicles
2
Citroen C2 and Renault Espace
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.79401, longitude -2.86532, in the SY4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201422F400401
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4397
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
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
Daylight
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 90 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 29 March 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    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
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Espace

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,188 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C2)

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 201422F400401 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shropshire road accident statistics for 2014.