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Fatal B4043 crash in Dudley on 2 October 2005 at 16:50 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle crashed on the B4043 in Dudley at 16:50 on Sunday 2 October 2005. The 35-year-old male rider was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Oct 2005
Sunday, 16:50
Vehicles
1
Motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.45096, longitude -2.02484, in the B62 postcode district and within the built-up area of Halesowen. It is one of the crashes that make up the Halesowen South, Dudley, B62 0BX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dudley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200520J075602
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4043
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 October 1998.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

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 200520J075602 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 2005.