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Unclassified road crash in Walsall WS2 on 30 December 2024 at 19:40 involving a Toyota taxi

A Toyota taxi and another vehicle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Walsall at 19:40 on Monday 30 December 2024. The 52-year-old male driver of the Toyota taxi was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Dec 2024
Monday, 19:40
Vehicles
2
Toyota and vehicle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.60585, longitude -2.01326, in the WS2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bloxwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Beechdale, Leamore & Reedswood, Walsall, WS2 7JE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Walsall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024201539664
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
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 22 April 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2

    Vehicle type not recorded

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver age
    16 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 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 2024201539664 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.