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A4252 crash in Sandwell on 22 September 2018 at 13:50 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the A4252 in Sandwell at 13:50 on Saturday 22 September 2018. The 61-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus, a 29-year-old female passenger in the Ford Focus and a 20-year-old female passenger in the Ford Focus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Sep 2018
Saturday, 13:50
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and Ford Focus
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.50914, longitude -1.96399, in the B71 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Holyhead, Birmingham, B66 2EH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018200350182
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4252
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Other
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, 61 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 May 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2018200350182 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.