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Serious M5 crash in Dudley on 14 July 2016 at 15:40 involving a Kawasaki motorcycle

A Kawasaki motorcycle, a Volkswagen CC and a Saab 9-3 were involved in a crash on the M5 in Dudley at 15:40 on Thursday 14 July 2016. The 57-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Jul 2016
Thursday, 15:40
Vehicles
3
Kawasaki and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.45721, longitude -2.01279, in the B62 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Halesowen South, Dudley, B62 9SN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dudley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016200095735
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 41 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 October 1998.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    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
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    899 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen CC

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Saab 9-3

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 57, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

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 2016200095735 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 2016.