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A4640 crash in Telford and Wrekin on 13 March 2020 at 21:10 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on the A4640 in Telford and Wrekin at 21:10 on Friday 13 March 2020. The 17-year-old female driver of the Nissan Micra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Mar 2020
Friday, 21:10
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Nissan Micra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.69829, longitude -2.42553, in the TF2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Telford and Wrekin

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020220944480
Council area
Telford and Wrekin
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4640
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
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, 52 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 April 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    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
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    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
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,240 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2020220944480 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Telford and Wrekin road accident statistics for 2020.