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Unclassified road crash in Sandwell B65 on 2 September 2016 at 23:02 involving a Ford Puma

A Ford Puma crashed on an unclassified road in Sandwell at 23:02 on Friday 2 September 2016. All five casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Sep 2016
Friday, 23:02
Vehicles
1
Ford Puma
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.4914, longitude -2.03828, in the B65 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rowley Regis. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rowley, Sandwell, B65 9HX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016200106176
Council area
Sandwell
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
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 February 2003.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Puma

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,679 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Puma)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Puma)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Puma)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Puma)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Puma)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2016200106176 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.