Most Dangerous Intersection In Alabama Near UAB Campus

BIRMINGHAM, AL - Be careful when driving in front of St. Vincent's hospital near the UAB campus. A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reveled that the intersection at University Boulevard and 28th Street South is the most dangerous intersection in the state.

The results of the study, published by Time Magazine, showed the most dangerous intersection in all 50 states, using the most recent data available, which spanned from 2003 to 2012, and used latitude and longitude coordinates to count the number of fatal accidents that occurred within approximately 150 feet of each other. We then focused on the accident sites that were at the crossing of two roads.

The country's most dangerous intersection was in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, the site of 7 fatal crashes during a 10-year time period. The-one mile stretch that includes the intersection had 144 crashes in a two-year span with 170 people killed or injured. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Patch morning newsletter.)

The Birmingham intersection was the scene of two fatal car accidents during the period used in the study. Other intersections that have seen a high volume of accidents in the metro area include Highway 280 at Highway 119, West Oxmoor Road at Huntington Parc and Highway 75 at Sweeney Hallow Road.

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