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M42 crash in Bromsgrove on 1 December 2004 at 15:22 involving a Renault Megane

A lorry, a Renault Megane and a car were involved in a crash on the M42 in Bromsgrove at 15:22 on Wednesday 1 December 2004. The 33-year-old male driver of the car, a 72-year-old female passenger in the Renault Megane and a 33-year-old female passenger in the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street or slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Dec 2004
Wednesday, 15:22
Vehicles
3
Renault Megane and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.35231, longitude -2.07088, in the B61 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Perryfields, Bromsgrove, B61 0GR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bromsgrove

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200422MC41640
Council area
Bromsgrove
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
42
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 August 2023.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    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 200422MC41640 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 2004.