Slight accident on M6, Birmingham on Thursday 24 October 1991

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5141 / 52°30'50"N

Longitude: -1.8688 / 1°52'7"W

OS Eastings: 409000

OS Northings: 290700

OS Grid: SP090907

Mapcode National: GBR 37W.0M

Mapcode Global: VH9YX.K2DH

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Accident Data

Accident ID
19912091D9402
Date
Thursday 24 October 1991
Time
12:42
Severity
Slight
Vehicles Involved
4
Casualties
1
Local Authority (Administrative)
Birmingham
Police Force
West Midlands
Road Class
Motorway
Road Number
6
Road Type
Dual carriageway
Junction
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Light Conditions
Daylight
Weather Conditions
Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions
Dry
Carriageway Hazards
None
Special Conditions at Site
None
Pedestrian Crossing
No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres
Pedestrian Crossing Control
None within 50 metres 

Vehicles

Ref	Type	Vehicle Age	Engine	Driver	Where	Doing What	First Impact	Outcome
1		5	Heavy oil (Diesel)	Male, 26 - 35	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Changing lane to left	Front	Skidded.
2		2	Petrol, 1297cc	Male, 56 - 65	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Offside	Skidded. Hit Near/Offside crash barrier.
3	Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under		Heavy oil (Diesel), 1753cc	Male, 26 - 35	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front	Skidded.
4	Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under	5	Petrol, 2000cc	Male, 26 - 35	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front	Skidded.

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
1	Driver or rider	Van / Goods vehicle (3.5 tonnes mgw or under) occupant	3	26 - 35	Male	Slight

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