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A4123 crash in Sandwell on 27 September 2019 at 17:10 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Vauxhall Mokka were involved in a crash on the A4123 in Sandwell at 17:10 on Friday 27 September 2019. The 18-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo and the 43-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Mokka were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Sep 2019
Friday, 17:10
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Vauxhall Mokka
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.47167, longitude -1.9979, in the B68 postcode district and within the built-up area of Oldbury. It is one of the crashes that make up the Old Warley, Sandwell, B68 9DS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019200899699
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4123
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no 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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 6 November 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Mokka

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Mokka)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2019200899699 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 2019.