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A4031 crash in Walsall on 21 November 2019 at 20:37 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a mobility scooter were involved in a crash on the A4031 in Walsall at 20:37 on Thursday 21 November 2019. The 33-year-old male rider of the mobility scooter was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Nov 2019
Thursday, 20:37
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and mobility scooter
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.56728, longitude -1.98029, in the WS5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Walsall. It is one of the crashes that make up the Palfrey & The Delves, Walsall, WS1 4AS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Walsall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019200911320
Council area
Walsall
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4031
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
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, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 March 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mobility scooter

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, mobility scooter rider, on vehicle 2 (Mobility scooter)

    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 2019200911320 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Walsall road accident statistics for 2019.