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Serious A4168 crash in Dudley on 24 April 2022 at 03:07 involving a Citroen C5

A Citroen C5 hit a pedestrian on the A4168 in Dudley at 03:07 on Sunday 24 April 2022. A 35-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Apr 2022
Sunday, 03:07
Vehicles
1
Citroen C5
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51181, longitude -2.08347, in the DY1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dudley. It is one of the crashes that make up the St. James's, Dudley, DY2 7AD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dudley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022201274242
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4168
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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

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, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 July 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C5

    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 sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Gas bi-fuel
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen C5)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, facing traffic
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2022201274242 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dudley road accident statistics for 2022.