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Serious B4483 crash in Dudley on 16 August 2016 at 12:50 involving a DAF Trucks lorry

A DAF Trucks lorry hit a pedestrian on the B4483 in Dudley at 12:50 on Tuesday 16 August 2016. A 72-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Aug 2016
Tuesday, 12:50
Vehicles
1
DAF Trucks
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.54206, longitude -2.08739, in the WV14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Coseley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Upper Gornal & Woodsetton, Dudley, WV14 9TA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dudley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016200100508
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4483
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 October 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    4,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 72, hit by vehicle 1 (DAF Trucks)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    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 2016200100508 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dudley road accident statistics for 2016.