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A4168 crash in Dudley on 25 August 2004 at 21:27 involving a Honda motorcycle

A Honda motorcycle and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on the A4168 in Dudley at 21:27 on Wednesday 25 August 2004. The 29-year-old male rider of the Honda 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
25 Aug 2004
Wednesday, 21:27
Vehicles
2
Honda and Vauxhall Cavalier
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51278, longitude -2.0847, in the DY1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dudley. It is one of the crashes that make up the St. James's, Dudley, DY2 7AD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dudley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200420J077801
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4168
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
4177

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 September 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Central island of roundabout
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,699 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda)

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 200420J077801 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dudley road accident statistics for 2004.