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Unclassified road crash in Sandwell B67 on 23 January 2022 at 15:30 involving a Volvo

A Volvo and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Sandwell at 15:30 on Sunday 23 January 2022. All five casualties 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
23 Jan 2022
Sunday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
Volvo and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.49595, longitude -1.97399, in the B67 postcode district and within the built-up area of Smethwick. It is one of the crashes that make up the Smethwick, Sandwell, B66 1DT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022201152000
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 November 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    7,146 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    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 2022201152000 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 2022.