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B4464 crash in Walsall on 24 March 2015 at 20:57 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Volvo C 30 were involved in a crash on the B4464 in Walsall at 20:57 on Tuesday 24 March 2015. The 70-year-old female driver of the Volvo C 30 and a 69-year-old female passenger in the Volvo C 30 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Mar 2015
Tuesday, 20:57
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Volvo C 30
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.58502, longitude -2.04719, in the WV13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Willenhall. It is one of the crashes that make up the Willenhall, Walsall, WV13 2QB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Walsall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201520H004635
Council area
Walsall
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4464
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
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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 October 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,422 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo C 30

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo C 30)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo C 30)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 201520H004635 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.