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A461 crash in Dudley on 20 March 2019 at 19:40 involving a Skoda Fabia

A Skoda Fabia and a Hyundai Accent were involved in a crash on the A461 in Dudley at 19:40 on Wednesday 20 March 2019. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Mar 2019
Wednesday, 19:40
Vehicles
2
Skoda Fabia and Hyundai Accent
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.48379, longitude -2.11918, in the DY5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brierley Hill. It is one of the crashes that make up the Brierley Hill & Wordsley South, Dudley, DY5 1SZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dudley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019200859339
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
461
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 December 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Fabia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai Accent

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,341 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Fabia)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Fabia)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai Accent)

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

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai Accent)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2019200859339 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dudley road accident statistics for 2019.