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Fatal A4123 crash in Sandwell on 31 December 2016 at 19:57 involving an Audi A5

An Audi A5 hit a pedestrian on the A4123 in Sandwell at 19:57 on Saturday 31 December 2016. A 43-year-old male pedestrian was killed and the 38-year-old female driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
31 Dec 2016
Saturday, 19:57
Vehicles
1
Audi A5
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.46586, longitude -1.98441, in the B32 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Quinton, Birmingham, B32 2AD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016200148520
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4123
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

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 March 2016.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A5)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 43, hit by vehicle 1 (Audi A5)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2016200148520 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.