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Unclassified road crash in Redditch B98 on 12 October 2016 at 17:25 involving a BMW 5 Series

A BMW 5 Series, a Renault Clio and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Redditch at 17:25 on Wednesday 12 October 2016. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Oct 2016
Wednesday, 17:25
Vehicles
3
BMW 5 Series and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.28228, longitude -1.9303, in the B98 postcode district and within the built-up area of Redditch. It is one of the crashes that make up the Headless Cross & Oakenshaw, Redditch, B98 7XQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016220120895
Council area
Redditch
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single 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

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

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 September 1997.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    2,979 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 2, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2016220120895 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Redditch road accident statistics for 2016.