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Unclassified road crash in Sandwell B69 on 5 April 2005 at 13:15 involving a Gilera RCR motorcycle

A lorry and a Gilera RCR motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Sandwell at 13:15 on Tuesday 5 April 2005. The 16-year-old male rider of the Gilera RCR motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Apr 2005
Tuesday, 13:15
Vehicles
2
Lorry and Gilera RCR
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51119, longitude -2.02487, in the B69 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Bromwich.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200520K033802
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 June 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years

  • Vehicle 2: Gilera RCR

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Gilera RCR)

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 200520K033802 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sandwell road accident statistics for 2005.