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Unclassified road crash in Sandwell B67 on 7 April 2025 at 08:44 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a Renault Kadjar were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Sandwell at 08:44 on Monday 7 April 2025. The 53-year-old male driver of the Renault Kadjar was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Apr 2025
Monday, 08:44
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and Renault Kadjar
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.4856, longitude -1.9905, in the B67 postcode district and within the built-up area of Smethwick. It is one of the crashes that make up the Smethwick, Sandwell, B67 6RJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025201575152
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
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 March 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Kadjar

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Kadjar)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2025201575152 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 2025.