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Unclassified road crash in Sandwell B70 on 12 October 2020 at 08:30 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Ford Transit lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Sandwell at 08:30 on Monday 12 October 2020. The 55-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Oct 2020
Monday, 08:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Ford Transit
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.515, longitude -1.98348, in the B70 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Bromwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Bromwich Central, Sandwell, B70 6RJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020200995934
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
One way street
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
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, 78 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 July 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 2020200995934 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 2020.