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Unclassified road crash in Sandwell B70 on 5 April 2024 at 22:55 involving a Skoda Octavia taxi

A car and a Skoda Octavia taxi were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Sandwell at 22:55 on Friday 5 April 2024. The 43-year-old male driver of the Skoda Octavia taxi was slightly 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
Slight
Date
5 Apr 2024
Friday, 22:55
Vehicles
2
Car and Skoda Octavia
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51864, longitude -1.99698, in the B70 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Bromwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Bromwich Central, Sandwell, B70 8TQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024201430179
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
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

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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 December 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Octavia

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,595 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2024201430179 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 2024.