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Unclassified road crash in Wolverhampton WV4 on 18 December 2018 at 08:45 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Kia Ceed were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wolverhampton at 08:45 on Tuesday 18 December 2018. The 18-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa and the 38-year-old female driver of the Kia Ceed were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Dec 2018
Tuesday, 08:45
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Kia Ceed
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.55994, longitude -2.16931, in the WV4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wolverhampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Penn, Wolverhampton, WV4 4EF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wolverhampton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018200812699
Council area
Wolverhampton
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Using private drive or entrance
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
Raining with high winds
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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 December 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Ceed

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,582 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Ceed)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2018200812699 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wolverhampton road accident statistics for 2018.