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Fatal M5 crash in Dudley on 21 March 2019 at 05:24 involving a Ford Transit Custom van

A Ford Transit Custom van and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on the M5 in Dudley at 05:24 on Thursday 21 March 2019. A 45-year-old female passenger in the Ford Transit Custom van was killed and the 48-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit Custom van was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Mar 2019
Thursday, 05:24
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit Custom and Scania
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.45293, longitude -2.01259, in the B62 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Halesowen South, Dudley, B62 0BX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dudley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019200829510
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
50 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 19 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 June 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    12,742 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit Custom)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 45, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit Custom)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most 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 2019200829510 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 2019.