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A51 crash in Lichfield on 14 October 2017 at 02:40 involving a Proton Gen 2

A Proton Gen 2 and a Ford Tourneo minibus were involved in a crash on the A51 in Lichfield at 02:40 on Saturday 14 October 2017. The 30-year-old male driver of the Proton Gen 2 and the 59-year-old male driver of the Ford Tourneo minibus were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Oct 2017
Saturday, 02:40
Vehicles
2
Proton Gen 2 and Ford Tourneo
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.77271, longitude -1.93515, in the WS15 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Western Springs, Cannock Chase, WS15 2FW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lichfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017210252841
Council area
Lichfield
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
51
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Fine, no 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, 103 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 July 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Proton Gen 2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Tourneo

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    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
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Proton Gen 2)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Tourneo)

    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 2017210252841 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lichfield road accident statistics for 2017.