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Serious A444 crash in Coventry on 23 March 2016 at 08:15 involving a Honda Civic

A Honda Civic, a Vauxhall Zafira and a Fiat 500 were involved in a crash on the A444 in Coventry at 08:15 on Wednesday 23 March 2016. The 25-year-old male driver of the Honda Civic was seriously injured and the 60-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Zafira and the 20-year-old female driver of the Fiat 500 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Mar 2016
Wednesday, 08:15
Vehicles
3
Honda Civic and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.44357, longitude -1.4971, in the CV6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Coventry. It is one of the crashes that make up the Foleshill, Coventry, CV6 6EY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Coventry

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016200059222
Council area
Coventry
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
444
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 March 2020.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Fiat 500

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Fiat 500)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2016200059222 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Coventry road accident statistics for 2016.