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A5 crash in Lichfield on 18 August 2023 at 16:30 involving a BMW 5 Series

Two cars and a BMW 5 Series were involved in a crash on the A5 in Lichfield at 16:30 on Friday 18 August 2023. The 27-year-old male driver of the BMW 5 Series and the driver of vehicle 3 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Aug 2023
Friday, 16:30
Vehicles
3
BMW 5 Series and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.65602, longitude -1.88137, in the WS14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hammerwich with Wall, Lichfield, WS14 0BD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lichfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023211345245
Council area
Lichfield
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
A
Second road number
461

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds

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 12 February 2004.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

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 2023211345245 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lichfield road accident statistics for 2023.