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Fatal A460 crash in Wolverhampton on 29 December 2016 at 08:20 involving a Hyundai ix35

A Hyundai ix35 and a car were involved in a crash on the A460 in Wolverhampton at 08:20 on Thursday 29 December 2016. The 59-year-old male driver of the car was killed and the 43-year-old male driver of the Hyundai ix35 was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
29 Dec 2016
Thursday, 08:20
Vehicles
2
Hyundai ix35 and car
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.5939, longitude -2.12338, in the WV1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wolverhampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Heath Town, Wolverhampton, WV10 0JU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016200148388
Council area
Wolverhampton
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
460
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
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 February 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai ix35

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai ix35)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    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 2016200148388 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wolverhampton road accident statistics for 2016.