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A5 crash in Lichfield on 24 October 2018 at 21:30 involving a Mercedes E Class

Four vehicles, including a Mercedes E Class and a Ford KA, were involved in a crash on the A5 in Lichfield at 21:30 on Wednesday 24 October 2018. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Oct 2018
Wednesday, 21:30
Vehicles
4
Mercedes E Class and 3 others
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.63972, longitude -1.80429, in the WS14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bourne Vale, Lichfield, WS14 0PQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lichfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018210343898
Council area
Lichfield
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 December 2016.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    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
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,987 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    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
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Hyundai i10

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes E Class)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford KA)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Skoda Octavia)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Hyundai i10)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford KA)

    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 2018210343898 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lichfield road accident statistics for 2018.