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Serious B4188 crash in Bromsgrove on 22 September 2003 at 07:18 involving a Suzuki motorcycle

A Suzuki motorcycle, a Mitsubishi Shogun and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on the B4188 in Bromsgrove at 07:18 on Monday 22 September 2003. The 21-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle was seriously injured and the 42-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra and a 43-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Vectra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Sep 2003
Monday, 07:18
Vehicles
3
Suzuki and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.39308, longitude -2.12943, in the DY9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bromsgrove

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200322DQ33158
Council area
Bromsgrove
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4188
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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 with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 May 2018.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mitsubishi Shogun

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    3,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 200322DQ33158 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 2003.