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A453 crash in Birmingham on 20 April 2002 at 12:45 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane and a Yamaha YZF 600 R motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A453 in Birmingham at 12:45 on Saturday 20 April 2002. The 53-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF 600 R motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Apr 2002
Saturday, 12:45
Vehicles
2
Renault Megane and Yamaha YZF 600 R
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.58571, longitude -1.79053, in the B75 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200220D146802
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
453
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 November 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha YZF 600 R

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha YZF 600 R)

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 200220D146802 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Birmingham road accident statistics for 2002.