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M42 crash in Bromsgrove on 5 March 2012 at 20:30 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the M42 in Bromsgrove at 20:30 on Monday 5 March 2012. A 63-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Golf was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Mar 2012
Monday, 20:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.35359, longitude -1.99351, in the B45 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Barnt Green & Hopwood, Bromsgrove, B45 8NX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bromsgrove

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201222D201244
Council area
Bromsgrove
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
42
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dry

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

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    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 201222D201244 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bromsgrove road accident statistics for 2012.