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Fatal M6 crash in Walsall on 19 December 2022 at 14:05 involving a Honda motorcycle

A goods vehicle and a Honda motorcycle were involved in a crash on the M6 in Walsall at 14:05 on Monday 19 December 2022. The 82-year-old male rider of the Honda motorcycle was killed.

It happened after dark in rain and high winds on a wet slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Dec 2022
Monday, 14:05
Vehicles
2
Goods vehicle and Honda
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.57989, longitude -2.01365, in the WS2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pleck, Walsall, WS2 8TJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Walsall

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022201258952
Council area
Walsall
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
6
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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, lighting unknown
Weather
Raining with 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, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 May 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Goods vehicle

    Goods vehicle, weight unknown

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    82 years
    Engine capacity
    1,520 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    29 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 82, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda)

    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 2022201258952 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Walsall road accident statistics for 2022.