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Serious B4152 crash in Walsall on 20 January 2017 at 20:51 involving a Mercedes Vito

Four vehicles, including a Mercedes Vito and a Peugeot 307, were involved in a crash on the B4152 in Walsall at 20:51 on Friday 20 January 2017. The 35-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Vito was seriously injured and the 30-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 307 was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Jan 2017
Friday, 20:51
Vehicles
4
Mercedes Vito and 3 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.61744, longitude -1.92362, in the WS9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aldridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aldridge Central & South, Walsall, WS9 8JG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Walsall

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017200155399
Council area
Walsall
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4152
Road type
Dual 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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 November 2021.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Vito

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 307

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Vito)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 307)

    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 2017200155399 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Walsall road accident statistics for 2017.