A4252 crash in Sandwell on 26 February 2017 at 20:50 involving a Renault Modus
A Renault Modus, a BMW 3 Series and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on the A4252 in Sandwell at 20:50 on Sunday 26 February 2017. The 25-year-old female driver of the Renault Modus was slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 26 Feb 2017
- Sunday, 20:50
- Vehicles
- 3
- Renault Modus and 2 others
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51074, longitude -1.97465, in the B71 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Bromwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Bromwich Central, Sandwell, B70 6RJ area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2017200163098
- Council area
- Sandwell
- Police force
- West Midlands
- Police attended the scene
- No
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 4252
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
- Junction control
- Give way or uncontrolled
- Second road class
- Motorway
- Second road number
- 5
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- No physical crossing facility within 50 m
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Dark, street lights lit
- 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, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 11 June 2018.
Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A4252 in Sandwell, 11 June 2018
1 m awayRef 2018200327503
Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A4252 in Sandwell, 15 October 2023
1 m awayRef 2023201415164
Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A4252 in Sandwell, 17 September 2020
1 m awayRef 2020200995866
Slight
Nissan Almera crash on the A4252 in Sandwell, 13 June 2021
2 m awayRef 2021201086238
Slight
Alfa Romeo Mito crash on the A4252 in Sandwell, 29 February 2016
2 m awayRef 2016200052915
Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A4252 in Sandwell, 27 August 2016
2 m awayRef 2016200103767
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Renault Modus
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 25 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,390 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 10 years
Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 31 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,995 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Mercedes C Class
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Engine capacity
- 2,148 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 9 years
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Modus)
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% 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 2017200163098 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.