Serious crash on an unclassified road in Wolverhampton - 31 Aug 2025

Accident reference 2025201635421

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Sunday 31 August 2025 at 07:52 a serious collision occurred near an unclassified road, B4161, Wolverhampton involving 1 vehicle (taxi/private hire car) and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as fine no high winds. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as daylight. A police officer attended the scene.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 30 mph
  • Road type: Roundabout
  • Setting: Urban

Location

Fatal
Serious
Slight
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Coordinates: 52.571500, -2.145230

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 2025201635421
Police Reference 201635421
Date & Time
Sunday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force West Midlands
Police Officer Attended Yes

Road & Location Details

Area Type Urban
First Road Unclassified road
Second Road B4161
Road Type Roundabout
Speed Limit 30 mph
Trunk Road Yes
Highway Authority E08000031
Current Highway Authority E08000031
LSOA Code E01010467

Junction Information

Junction Control Give way or uncontrolled

Pedestrian Crossing Information

Pedestrian Crossing Zebra crossing

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Carriageway Hazards None

Enhanced Collision Data

Injury Based Classification Yes
Adjusted Serious Casualties 1
Adjusted Slight Casualties 0

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Taxi/Private hire car
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Going ahead

Driver Information

Age 59
Sex Male
Journey Purpose Not known
IMD Decile 1 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Serious
Type Pedestrian
Age 65
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
Pedestrian Movement Crossing from driver's nearside
IMD Decile 9 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

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Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.