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A457 crash in Dudley on 31 August 2005 at 15:45 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a Suzuki GSXR 750 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A457 in Dudley at 15:45 on Wednesday 31 August 2005. The 25-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR 750 motorcycle and a 45-year-old female passenger on the Suzuki GSXR 750 motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Aug 2005
Wednesday, 15:45
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Suzuki GSXR 750
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.53819, longitude -2.11674, in the DY3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sedgley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 1SJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dudley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200520J086801
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
457
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
457

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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 7 November 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSXR 750

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    749 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSXR 750)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSXR 750)

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 200520J086801 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.