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Unclassified road crash in Coventry CV6 on 20 November 2024 at 20:56 involving a Citroen C3

A Citroen C3 and a Volkswagen Touran were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Coventry at 20:56 on Wednesday 20 November 2024. The 38-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Touran was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on an icy dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Nov 2024
Wednesday, 20:56
Vehicles
2
Citroen C3 and Volkswagen Touran
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.44445, longitude -1.49708, in the CV6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Coventry. It is one of the crashes that make up the Foleshill, Coventry, CV6 6EY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Coventry

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024201519592
Council area
Coventry
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
444

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

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 28 March 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Touran

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Touran)

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 2024201519592 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Coventry road accident statistics for 2024.