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A34 crash in South Staffordshire on 16 December 2024 at 19:30 involving a Mercedes E Class

A Mercedes E Class and a Mazda 3 were involved in a crash on the A34 in South Staffordshire at 19:30 on Monday 16 December 2024. The 23-year-old male driver of the Mazda 3 and a male passenger in the Mazda 3 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Dec 2024
Monday, 19:30
Vehicles
2
Mercedes E Class and Mazda 3
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.66639, longitude -2.01556, in the WS6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay. It is one of the crashes that make up the Great Wyrley Town, South Staffordshire, WS6 6LN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Staffordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024211533196
Council area
South Staffordshire
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds

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, 17 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 December 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 3

    Car

    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 3)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 3)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2024211533196 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Staffordshire road accident statistics for 2024.