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Serious A4640 crash in Telford and Wrekin on 23 February 2025 at 01:15 involving a Mercedes GLC Class

A Mercedes GLC Class crashed on the A4640 in Telford and Wrekin at 01:15 on Sunday 23 February 2025. The 51-year-old male driver was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Feb 2025
Sunday, 01:15
Vehicles
1
Mercedes GLC Class
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.70023, longitude -2.42734, in the TF2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Telford.

Map of where the crash happened in Telford and Wrekin

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025221557650
Council area
Telford and Wrekin
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4640
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 19 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 24 March 2000.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes GLC Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes GLC Class)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least 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 2025221557650 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Telford and Wrekin road accident statistics for 2025.