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A41 crash in Sandwell on 5 June 2024 at 18:45 involving an Audi A3

A car and an Audi A3 were involved in a crash on the A41 in Sandwell at 18:45 on Wednesday 5 June 2024. The 56-year-old male driver of the Audi A3 and a 50-year-old male passenger in the car were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Jun 2024
Wednesday, 18:45
Vehicles
2
Car and Audi A3
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.53167, longitude -2.02968, in the DY4 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Bromwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Great Bridge, Sandwell, DY4 7EH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024201465741
Council area
Sandwell
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
41
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
41

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 18 September 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A3)

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

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2024201465741 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.