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A4196 crash in Sandwell on 3 February 2016 at 06:21 involving an Iveco lorry

An Iveco lorry and a Ford C-Max were involved in a crash on the A4196 in Sandwell at 06:21 on Wednesday 3 February 2016. The 68-year-old male driver of the Ford C-Max was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Feb 2016
Wednesday, 06:21
Vehicles
2
Iveco and Ford C-Max
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.53689, longitude -2.01117, in the B70 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Bromwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hill Top, Sandwell, B70 0JN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016200046807
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4196
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 December 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    3,920 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford C-Max

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford C-Max)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

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 2016200046807 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sandwell road accident statistics for 2016.