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A4030 crash in Sandwell on 17 December 2017 at 01:10 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A4030 in Sandwell at 01:10 on Sunday 17 December 2017. All eight casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet one-way street with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Dec 2017
Sunday, 01:10
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
8
8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.48904, longitude -1.96664, in the B66 postcode district and within the built-up area of Smethwick. It is one of the crashes that make up the Soho & Victoria, Sandwell, B66 3PX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017200257862
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4030
Road type
One way street
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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, 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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 August 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2017200257862 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.