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A34 crash in Walsall on 3 March 2020 at 23:59 involving a Skoda Yeti

A Skoda Yeti and a Mercedes A Class were involved in a crash on the A34 in Walsall at 23:59 on Tuesday 3 March 2020. The female driver of the Skoda Yeti, the 21-year-old male driver of the Mercedes A Class and an 18-year-old female passenger in the Skoda Yeti were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Mar 2020
Tuesday, 23:59
Vehicles
2
Skoda Yeti and Mercedes A Class
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.59829, longitude -1.99647, in the WS2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bloxwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Matthew's, Walsall, WS2 8JJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Walsall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020200947285
Council area
Walsall
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 October 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Yeti

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North 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
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Yeti)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes A Class)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Yeti)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2020200947285 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 2020.