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Unclassified road crash in Sandwell B68 on 22 July 2002 at 22:30 involving a London Taxis Int. TX1

A London Taxis Int. TX1 and a Vespa (Douglas) motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Sandwell at 22:30 on Monday 22 July 2002. The 23-year-old male rider of the Vespa (Douglas) motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Jul 2002
Monday, 22:30
Vehicles
2
London Taxis Int. TX1 and Vespa (Douglas)
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.47802, longitude -2.00159, in the B68 postcode district and within the built-up area of Oldbury. It is one of the crashes that make up the Old Warley, Sandwell, B68 9DS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200220K090402
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 December 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: London Taxis Int. TX1

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vespa (Douglas)

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Vespa (Douglas))

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 200220K090402 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sandwell road accident statistics for 2002.