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Unclassified road crash in Walsall WS8 on 29 January 2018 at 14:29 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf, a Renault Master van and a Peugeot 307 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Walsall at 14:29 on Monday 29 January 2018. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Jan 2018
Monday, 14:29
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Golf and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.65194, longitude -1.9183, in the WS8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brownhills. It is one of the crashes that make up the Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6JS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Walsall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018200274529
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
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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, 56 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 29 July 2015.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Master

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    2,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 307

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North 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
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2018200274529 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 2018.