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Unclassified road crash in Sandwell B67 on 29 January 2017 at 21:03 involving an Audi A4

Four vehicles, including an Audi A4 and a Vauxhall Zafira taxi, were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Sandwell at 21:03 on Sunday 29 January 2017. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Jan 2017
Sunday, 21:03
Vehicles
4
Audi A4 and 3 others
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.4875, longitude -1.97441, in the B67 postcode district and within the built-up area of Smethwick. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bearwood, Sandwell, B66 4HY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017200154896
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Raining, 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, 45 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 December 1997.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    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
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Zafira

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Insignia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 4: Renault Megane

    Car

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

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2017200154896 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 2017.