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Fatal A45 crash in Solihull on 17 October 2005 at 02:34 involving a Citroen Xsara

A Citroen Xsara crashed on the A45 in Solihull at 02:34 on Monday 17 October 2005. The 33-year-old male driver was killed and a 25-year-old male passenger was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet slip road with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Fatal
Date
17 Oct 2005
Monday, 02:34
Vehicles
1
Citroen Xsara
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.44436, longitude -1.72985, in the B92 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Meriden & Arden, Solihull, B92 0DX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Solihull

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200520L176801
Council area
Solihull
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
45
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
40 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 January 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Xsara)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Xsara)

    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 200520L176801 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Solihull road accident statistics for 2005.