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Unclassified road crash in Walsall WS2 on 21 October 2017 at 16:57 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Citroen C4 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Walsall at 16:57 on Saturday 21 October 2017. The 57-year-old male driver of the Citroen C4 and a 50-year-old female passenger in the Citroen C4 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Oct 2017
Saturday, 16:57
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Citroen C4
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.59852, longitude -2.01383, in the WS2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bloxwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Beechdale, Leamore & Reedswood, Walsall, WS2 7JE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Walsall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017200235836
Council area
Walsall
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

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
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
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 12 July 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2017200235836 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.