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A41 crash in Solihull on 2 January 2003 at 18:24 involving a Ford Orion

A Ford Orion and a Kawasaki ZX1100 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A41 in Solihull at 18:24 on Thursday 2 January 2003. The 36-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX1100 motorcycle and the 36-year-old male driver of the Ford Orion were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Jan 2003
Thursday, 18:24
Vehicles
2
Ford Orion and Kawasaki ZX1100
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.41773, longitude -1.76294, in the B91 postcode district and within the built-up area of Solihull. It is one of the crashes that make up the Silhill, Solihull, B91 2NS area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200320L006301
Council area
Solihull
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
41
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 February 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ZX1100

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,052 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX1100)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

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 200320L006301 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 2003.