B4169 crash in Sandwell on 7 September 2018 at 00:47 involving an Audi A4
An Audi A4, a Seat Alhambra and a Vauxhall Insignia were involved in a crash on the B4169 in Sandwell at 00:47 on Friday 7 September 2018. A 37-year-old male passenger in the Seat Alhambra, a 35-year-old female passenger in the Seat Alhambra and the 42-year-old male driver of the Seat Alhambra were slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 7 Sep 2018
- Friday, 00:47
- Vehicles
- 3
- Audi A4 and 2 others
- Casualties
- 3
- 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.50022, longitude -1.99032, in the B66 postcode district and within the built-up area of Smethwick. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Pauls, Sandwell, B68 8SP area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2018200336328
- Council area
- Sandwell
- Police force
- West Midlands
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 4169
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- T or staggered junction
- Junction control
- Auto traffic signal
- Second road class
- Unclassified
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Pedestrian phase at traffic signal
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Dark, street lights lit
- 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, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 11 August 2017.
Serious
BMW 3 Series crash on the B4169 in Sandwell, 11 August 2017
1 m awayRef 2017200226351
Slight
Volkswagen Beetle crash on the B4169 in Sandwell, 13 December 2021
1 m awayRef 2021201149822
Slight
Renault Megane crash on a C road in Sandwell, 6 June 2016
1 m awayRef 2016200083902
Serious
Renault Trafic crash on the B4169 in Sandwell, 13 February 2024
1 m awayRef 2024201432473
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B4169 in Sandwell, 5 June 2018
1 m awayRef 2018200326470
Slight
Peugeot Expert crash on the B4169 in Sandwell, 13 January 2017
1 m awayRef 2017200171066
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Audi A4
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Entering main road
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 36 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,968 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 9 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Seat Alhambra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- Hit object in carriageway
- Kerb
- Leaving the carriageway
- Nearside
- Hit object off carriageway
- Lamp post
- First point of impact
- Nearside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 42 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,896 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 15 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Insignia
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Alhambra)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% most deprived
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Alhambra)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 3: Driver
SlightMale, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Alhambra)
- Home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% 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 2018200336328 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 2018.