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Serious A34 crash in Walsall on 15 February 2022 at 17:15 involving a Jeep Grand Cherokee

A Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Skoda Octavia were involved in a crash on the A34 in Walsall at 17:15 on Tuesday 15 February 2022. The 71-year-old male driver of the Jeep Grand Cherokee and a 33-year-old male passenger in the Skoda Octavia were seriously injured and the 23-year-old male driver of the Skoda Octavia was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Feb 2022
Tuesday, 17:15
Vehicles
2
Jeep Grand Cherokee and Skoda Octavia
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.59834, longitude -1.9965, in the WS2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bloxwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Matthew's, Walsall, WS2 8JJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Walsall

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022201221495
Council area
Walsall
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
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
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 8 December 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Jeep Grand Cherokee

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    2,987 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Jeep Grand Cherokee)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2022201221495 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Walsall road accident statistics for 2022.