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Unclassified road crash in Tamworth B77 on 17 March 2021 at 11:51 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Ford Kuga were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Tamworth at 11:51 on Wednesday 17 March 2021. The 31-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra, the 38-year-old female driver of the Ford Kuga and a 9-year-old female passenger in the Ford Kuga were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Mar 2021
Wednesday, 11:51
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Ford Kuga
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.6202, longitude -1.65349, in the B77 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tamworth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Glascote, Tamworth, B77 4HJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tamworth

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021211037294
Council area
Tamworth
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
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, 52 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 April 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Kuga

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Kuga)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Kuga)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2021211037294 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tamworth road accident statistics for 2021.