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A41 crash in Shropshire on 4 February 2019 at 13:30 involving a Vauxhall Astra van

A Vauxhall Astra van and a Toyota Hilux were involved in a crash on the A41 in Shropshire at 13:30 on Monday 4 February 2019. The 38-year-old male driver of the Toyota Hilux was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Feb 2019
Monday, 13:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Toyota Hilux
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.90229, longitude -2.62297, in the SY13 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Prees, Shropshire, SY13 2AW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019220816218
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
41
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
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
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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 January 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Hilux

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,393 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Hilux)

    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 2019220816218 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shropshire road accident statistics for 2019.