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A500 crash in Stoke-on-Trent on 1 February 2017 at 06:00 involving a Mercedes lorry

A Mercedes lorry and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the A500 in Stoke-on-Trent at 06:00 on Wednesday 1 February 2017. The 62-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Passat was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Feb 2017
Wednesday, 06:00
Vehicles
2
Mercedes and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.00344, longitude -2.18009, in the ST4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stoke-on-Trent. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hartshill Park & Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1PU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Stoke-on-Trent

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017210160965
Council area
Stoke-on-Trent
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
500
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, 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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 January 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    12,809 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2017210160965 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stoke-on-Trent road accident statistics for 2017.