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M42 crash in Solihull on 2 December 2022 at 06:50 involving a BMW 1 Series

A goods vehicle, a BMW 1 Series and two other vehicles were involved in a crash on the M42 in Solihull at 06:50 on Friday 2 December 2022. The 24-year-old male driver of the BMW 1 Series was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fog or mist on a wet slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Dec 2022
Friday, 06:50
Vehicles
4
BMW 1 Series and 3 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.47373, longitude -1.71179, in the B37 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Coleshill South, North Warwickshire, B46 3HN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Solihull

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022201261964
Council area
Solihull
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
42
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, street lights lit
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 5 August 2020.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Goods vehicle

    Goods vehicle, weight unknown

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 1 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3

    Vehicle type not recorded

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 4

    Vehicle type not recorded

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 1 Series)

    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 2022201261964 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 2022.