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Serious A4123 crash in Dudley on 13 November 2019 at 18:00 involving a Volkswagen Fox

A Volkswagen Fox hit a pedestrian on the A4123 in Dudley at 18:00 on Wednesday 13 November 2019. An 18-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
13 Nov 2019
Wednesday, 18:00
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Fox
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.54198, longitude -2.09038, in the WV14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Coseley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Upper Gornal & Woodsetton, Dudley, WV14 9TA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dudley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019200914382
Council area
Dudley
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
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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 23 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 December 2019.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Fox

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Fox)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from nearside, masked by parked or stationary vehicle
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2019200914382 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.