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M5 crash in Bromsgrove on 23 July 1982 at 00:33 involving a minibus

A minibus and a car were involved in a crash on the M5 in Bromsgrove at 00:33 on Friday 23 July 1982. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Jul 1982
Friday, 00:33
Vehicles
2
Minibus and car
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.36673, longitude -2.0659, in the B61 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bromsgrove

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1982220207049
Council area
Bromsgrove
Police force
West Mercia

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 February 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 1, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

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 1982220207049 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bromsgrove road accident statistics for 1982.