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Unclassified road crash in Bromsgrove B61 on 9 December 2016 at 19:55 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo and a Mercedes A Class were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bromsgrove at 19:55 on Friday 9 December 2016. The 80-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Dec 2016
Friday, 19:55
Vehicles
2
Ford Mondeo and Mercedes A Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.3738, longitude -2.0431, in the B61 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Marlbrook, Bromsgrove, B60 1DT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bromsgrove

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016220139722
Council area
Bromsgrove
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
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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, no street lighting
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, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 September 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    80 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Mondeo)

    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 2016220139722 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bromsgrove road accident statistics for 2016.