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A4101 crash in Dudley on 5 March 2017 at 10:39 involving a Suzuki Splash

A Suzuki Splash and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the A4101 in Dudley at 10:39 on Sunday 5 March 2017. The 34-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Polo, a 60-year-old female passenger in the Suzuki Splash and a 67-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Polo were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Mar 2017
Sunday, 10:39
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Splash and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.49741, longitude -2.16867, in the DY6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kingswinford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kingswinford North & Wall Heath, Dudley, DY6 7QB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dudley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017200165992
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4101
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
491

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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 slight injury crash on 12 August 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Splash

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Splash)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2017200165992 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dudley road accident statistics for 2017.