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Serious M42 crash in Solihull on 1 December 2024 at 13:49 involving a Honda Civic

A Honda Civic, a BMW X5 and a Renault Kadjar were involved in a crash on the M42 in Solihull at 13:49 on Sunday 1 December 2024. A 22-year-old female passenger in the Honda Civic was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Dec 2024
Sunday, 13:49
Vehicles
3
Honda Civic and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.4524, longitude -1.7092, in the B40 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Meriden & Arden, Solihull, B40 1PW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Solihull

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024201523990
Council area
Solihull
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
42
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 November 2000.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    2,204 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: BMW X5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 3: Renault Kadjar

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious

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 2024201523990 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 2024.