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Serious unclassified road crash in Dudley DY2 on 24 May 2014 at 17:00 involving a Vauxhall Astra taxi

A Vauxhall Astra taxi and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Dudley at 17:00 on Saturday 24 May 2014. The 41-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 May 2014
Saturday, 17:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.48905, longitude -2.07257, in the DY2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dudley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Netherton & Holly Hall, Dudley, DY2 9ES area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dudley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201420J006174
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 27 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 March 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Cycle lane (on main carriageway)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 201420J006174 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dudley road accident statistics for 2014.