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Serious M42 crash in Solihull on 5 April 2025 at 13:00 involving a BMW R Series motorcycle

A BMW R Series motorcycle and a Volvo XC40 were involved in a crash on the M42 in Solihull at 13:00 on Saturday 5 April 2025. The 56-year-old male rider of the BMW R Series motorcycle 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
5 Apr 2025
Saturday, 13:00
Vehicles
2
BMW R Series and Volvo XC40
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.45192, longitude -1.70912, in the B40 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. 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
2025201574458
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

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, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 November 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW R Series

    Motorcycle 125cc to 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
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,085 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo XC40

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,477 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 56, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (BMW R Series)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

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 2025201574458 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 2025.