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Serious A34 crash in Solihull on 26 January 2008 at 00:14 involving a Honda CBR1000RR motorcycle

A Honda CBR1000RR motorcycle and a Toyota Avensis taxi were involved in a crash on the A34 in Solihull at 00:14 on Saturday 26 January 2008. The 41-year-old male rider of the Honda CBR1000RR motorcycle was seriously injured and the 31-year-old male driver of the Toyota Avensis taxi was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Jan 2008
Saturday, 00:14
Vehicles
2
Honda CBR1000RR and Toyota Avensis
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.41883, longitude -1.83234, in the B90 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shirley East & Sharmans Cross, Solihull, B90 3NW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200820L024401
Council area
Solihull
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
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 May 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda CBR1000RR

    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
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Avensis

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go 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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,975 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Avensis)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda CBR1000RR)

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 200820L024401 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 2008.