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A4031 crash in Walsall on 22 February 2024 at 15:00 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and a MAN bus were involved in a crash on the A4031 in Walsall at 15:00 on Thursday 22 February 2024. The 47-year-old female driver of the Mercedes C Class was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Feb 2024
Thursday, 15:00
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and MAN
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.55914, longitude -1.97417, in the WS5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Walsall. It is one of the crashes that make up the Palfrey & The Delves, Walsall, WS5 4PN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Walsall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024201432141
Council area
Walsall
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4031
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 January 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: MAN

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 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 2024201432141 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 2024.