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A49 crash in Shropshire on 24 May 2017 at 06:45 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A49 in Shropshire at 06:45 on Wednesday 24 May 2017. The 47-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van and a 20-year-old male passenger in the Ford Transit van were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
24 May 2017
Wednesday, 06:45
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Ford Transit
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.67485, longitude -2.76082, in the SY3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bayston Hill. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bayston Hill, Shropshire, SY3 0NE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017220187887
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
49
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 June 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2017220187887 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shropshire road accident statistics for 2017.