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Serious A4113 crash in Shropshire on 23 December 2020 at 16:25 involving a Peugeot 5008

A Peugeot 5008 and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A4113 in Shropshire at 16:25 on Wednesday 23 December 2020. The 20-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta was seriously injured and the 46-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 5008 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a flooded single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Dec 2020
Wednesday, 16:25
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 5008 and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.37934, longitude -2.80577, in the SY8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020221010486
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4113
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Flood over 3cm deep

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, 102 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 January 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 5008

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 5008)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2020221010486 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 2020.