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Serious A452 crash in Solihull on 5 November 2000 at 21:02 involving a Datsun Cherry

A Datsun Cherry and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on the A452 in Solihull at 21:02 on Sunday 5 November 2000. The 59-year-old female driver of the Datsun Cherry, the 35-year-old male driver of the Nissan Micra and a 38-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Micra were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Nov 2000
Sunday, 21:02
Vehicles
2
Datsun Cherry and Nissan Micra
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51036, longitude -1.78072, in the B36 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Solihull

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200020L110101
Council area
Solihull
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
452
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 31 December 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Datsun Cherry

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,270 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Datsun Cherry)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 200020L110101 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Solihull road accident statistics for 2000.