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Serious A4037 crash in Sandwell on 21 December 2021 at 22:30 involving a Suzuki RV 125 motorcycle

A Suzuki RV 125 motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A4037 in Sandwell at 22:30 on Tuesday 21 December 2021. The male rider of the Suzuki RV 125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Dec 2021
Tuesday, 22:30
Vehicles
2
Suzuki RV 125 and car
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.54054, longitude -2.07053, in the DY4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tipton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Princes End, Sandwell, DY4 9QD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021201130760
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4037
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
4163

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 24 May 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki RV 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki RV 125)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2021201130760 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sandwell road accident statistics for 2021.