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M5 crash in Sandwell on 3 March 1989 at 06:30 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a lorry were involved in a crash on the M5 in Sandwell at 06:30 on Friday 3 March 1989. The 52-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Mar 1989
Friday, 06:30
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and lorry
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51329, longitude -1.97491, in the B70 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19892000K0387
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 August 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    249 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    12,100 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

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 19892000K0387 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sandwell road accident statistics for 1989.