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Serious B4151 crash in Walsall on 13 May 2002 at 20:24 involving a Yamaha motorcycle

A Yamaha motorcycle, a Toyota Corolla and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the B4151 in Walsall at 20:24 on Monday 13 May 2002. The 41-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was seriously injured and the 39-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
13 May 2002
Monday, 20:24
Vehicles
3
Yamaha and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.57915, longitude -1.96883, in the WS1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Walsall. It is one of the crashes that make up the Paddock, Walsall, WS1 2PG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200220H037401
Council area
Walsall
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4151
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 September 2000.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,188 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Mondeo)

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 200220H037401 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 2002.