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Unclassified road crash in Walsall WS1 on 22 December 2015 at 15:37 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a goods vehicle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Walsall at 15:37 on Tuesday 22 December 2015. The 47-year-old female driver of the BMW 3 Series was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Dec 2015
Tuesday, 15:37
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and goods vehicle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.57364, longitude -1.96314, in the WS1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Walsall. It is one of the crashes that make up the Paddock, Walsall, WS1 2PG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Walsall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015200038809
Council area
Walsall
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 December 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    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
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Goods vehicle

    Goods vehicle, weight unknown

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

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 2015200038809 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 2015.