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B4118 crash in Solihull on 5 November 2012 at 20:30 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Yamaha WR 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B4118 in Solihull at 20:30 on Monday 5 November 2012. The 24-year-old male rider of the Yamaha WR 125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Nov 2012
Monday, 20:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Yamaha WR 125
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51051, longitude -1.76672, in the B36 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Castle Bromwich, Solihull, B36 9LZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Solihull

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201220L006932
Council area
Solihull
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4118
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 July 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha WR 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha WR 125)

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 201220L006932 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 2012.