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A460 crash in Cannock Chase on 4 January 2025 at 19:26 involving a Nissan Almera

A Nissan Almera and a Kia Soul were involved in a crash on the A460 in Cannock Chase at 19:26 on Saturday 4 January 2025. The 51-year-old female driver of the Kia Soul and the 39-year-old male driver of the Nissan Almera were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Jan 2025
Saturday, 19:26
Vehicles
2
Nissan Almera and Kia Soul
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.75225, longitude -1.94115, in the WS15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rugeley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Western Springs, Cannock Chase, WS15 2JG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cannock Chase

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025211537682
Council area
Cannock Chase
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
460
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Authorised person
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 21 July 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Almera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Soul

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,582 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Soul)

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

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Almera)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 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 2025211537682 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cannock Chase road accident statistics for 2025.