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M42 crash in Bromsgrove on 12 October 2000 at 07:18 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a Mercedes lorry were involved in a crash on the M42 in Bromsgrove at 07:18 on Thursday 12 October 2000. The 21-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Oct 2000
Thursday, 07:18
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and Mercedes
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.35494, longitude -2.01627, in the B60 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bromsgrove

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200022MB16599
Council area
Bromsgrove
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
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
Daylight
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Auto signal part defective
Carriageway hazards
Defective traffic signals

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 September 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    11,946 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

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 200022MB16599 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 2000.