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Unclassified road crash in Sandwell B70 on 28 June 2024 at 19:05 involving a Mercedes E Class

A Mercedes E Class and a Volkswagen T-Cross were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Sandwell at 19:05 on Friday 28 June 2024. The 26-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen T-Cross was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Jun 2024
Friday, 19:05
Vehicles
2
Mercedes E Class and Volkswagen T-Cross
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51182, longitude -1.97728, 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 6RJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024201462091
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Roundabout
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
Daylight
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, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 April 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen T-Cross

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen T-Cross)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most 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 2024201462091 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.