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Fatal A34 crash in Sandwell on 19 June 2008 at 22:56 involving a BMW 5 Series

A BMW 5 Series and a car were involved in a crash on the A34 in Sandwell at 22:56 on Thursday 19 June 2008. A 34-year-old male pedestrian hit by the BMW 5 Series was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Jun 2008
Thursday, 22:56
Vehicles
2
BMW 5 Series and car
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.55891, longitude -1.9386, in the B43 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Bromwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree, Sandwell, B43 7SE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200820K052601
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 December 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    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
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    3,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    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
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 34, hit by vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 200820K052601 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 2008.