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M42 crash in Bromsgrove on 11 May 1994 at 21:33 involving a Mercedes lorry

A Mercedes lorry and a Toyota Carina were involved in a crash on the M42 in Bromsgrove at 21:33 on Wednesday 11 May 1994. The 38-year-old male driver of the Mercedes lorry and the 49-year-old male driver of the Toyota Carina 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
11 May 1994
Wednesday, 21:33
Vehicles
2
Mercedes and Toyota Carina
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.35569, longitude -1.98292, in the B48 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bromsgrove

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199422CE06560
Council area
Bromsgrove
Police force
West Mercia
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
42
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 2 September 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,404 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Carina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Carina)

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 199422CE06560 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 1994.