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A518 crash in Telford and Wrekin on 27 February 2018 at 16:55 involving a Vauxhall Zafira

A Vauxhall Zafira and a Land Rover Range Rover Sport were involved in a crash on the A518 in Telford and Wrekin at 16:55 on Tuesday 27 February 2018. The 30-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Zafira and the 56-year-old female driver of the Land Rover Range Rover Sport were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Feb 2018
Tuesday, 16:55
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Zafira and Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.74264, longitude -2.40246, in the TF10 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Telford and Wrekin

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018220274131
Council area
Telford and Wrekin
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
518
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 September 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Range Rover Sport

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Range Rover Sport)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2018220274131 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Telford and Wrekin road accident statistics for 2018.