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Fatal M6 crash in Walsall on 13 November 2000 at 06:26 involving a Scania lorry

A Scania lorry and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the M6 in Walsall at 06:26 on Monday 13 November 2000. The 37-year-old male driver of the Scania lorry was killed and the 55-year-old male driver of the other vehicle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
13 Nov 2000
Monday, 06:26
Vehicles
2
Scania and other vehicle
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.60693, longitude -2.02094, in the WV12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Walsall

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200020H967801
Council area
Walsall
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
6
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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 40 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 April 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    11,021 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 37, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Scania)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Other vehicle)

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 200020H967801 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Walsall road accident statistics for 2000.