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A442 crash in Telford and Wrekin on 4 March 2016 at 07:40 involving a Ford Focus

A car and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the A442 in Telford and Wrekin at 07:40 on Friday 4 March 2016. The 61-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Mar 2016
Friday, 07:40
Vehicles
2
Car and Ford Focus
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.71844, longitude -2.48537, in the TF1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Telford and Wrekin

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016220062090
Council area
Telford and Wrekin
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
442
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 June 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least 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 2016220062090 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Telford and Wrekin road accident statistics for 2016.