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Fatal B4102 crash in Solihull on 16 September 2019 at 07:38 involving a Dennis bus

A Dennis bus hit a pedestrian on the B4102 in Solihull at 07:38 on Monday 16 September 2019. A 69-year-old female pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Sep 2019
Monday, 07:38
Vehicles
1
Dennis
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.41515, longitude -1.7785, in the B91 postcode district and within the built-up area of Solihull. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Alphege with Monkspath & Hillfield, Solihull, B91 3AJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Solihull

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019200880606
Council area
Solihull
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4102
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 May 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    3,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 69, hit by vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2019200880606 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 2019.