1997 M42 motorway crash

Motor vehicle incident in England February 2018 February 2018 6:20 - 6:45 a.m. approx. 1997 3 10 yes Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England ~60 3 160 vehicles damaged or destroyed; road surface scorched David Fairclough, lorry driver (3 months, dangerous driving) On 10 March 1997 a multiple-vehicle collision occurred on the M42 motorway near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Three people were killed and more than 60 others were injured in the crash,1997-03-11 It looks like the road to Basra - but this is the motorway to https://www.independent.co.uk/news/it-looks-like-the-road-to-basra-but-this-is-the-motorway-to-birmingham-1272199.html 2026-07-31 The Independent en which happened in dense fog during the early morning rush hour. At around 6:20 a.m. a lorry, driven by David Fairclough of Wednesfield, entered the M42 from a slip-road at a speed of 56 mph and, after slowing to 32 mph, rammed into the rear of a tanker, which then struck a car in front and exploded. The ensuing pile-up involved 160 vehicles on a 400 yard on stretch of the motorway, including 30 on the opposite carriageway 20 minutes later.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Victim%27s+father+still+angry+as+M42+crash+driver+is+jailed.-a060538524 Victim's father still angry as M42 crash driver is jailed Aitchison Neil The Birmingham Post Thefreelibrary.com 8 April 1999 25 August 2016 Five air ambulances and 25 ambulances ferried injured drivers and passengers from the scene to three hospitals. A police car was also involved in the pile-up; one firefighter responding to the crash criticised other motorists for overtaking his fire engine in excess of 70 mph in the dense fog. Several cars and lorries were burnt to a shell and more than 30 occupants had to be cut free from their vehicles by firefighters.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/CARNAGE+IN+THE+FOG%3B+THREE+DIE+AND+62+HURT+IN+INFERNO+AS+100+VEHICLES...-a061109264 Carnage In The Fog: Three die and 62 hurt in inferno as 100 vehicles crash in tragic rush hour madness Chaytor Rod Miller Ian The Mirror Thefreelibrary.com 11 March 1997 25 August 2016 Lisa Dodson, a 21-year-old student from Chaddesley Corbett, was the driver of the car, a Peugeot 205, struck by the tanker and she died from asphyxiation. Malcolm MacDonald, 53 and from Redditch, and 63-year-old Margaret Vining, from Gloucester, suffered fatal injuries in the pile-up. Fairclough, then aged 46, suffered bleeding to the brain and leg injuries. In 1999, he was acquitted at Worcester Crown Court of causing death by dangerous driving but convicted of dangerous driving for his role in the collision. His driving licence was suspended for four years and he served three months in Hewell Grange prison. In November 2001 he successfully brought legal action to have the licence reinstated. A judge ordered him to take an extended driving test.https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/7733366.m42-death-crash-driver-wins-back-his-licence/ M42 death crash driver wins back his licence Archive.worcesternews.co.uk 10 November 2001 31 July 2026 live See also 1991 M4 motorway crash 2011 M5 motorway crash 2017 M1 motorway crash References 52 21 20 N 2 2 22 W type:event_region:GB_dim:800 title Category:Road incidents in England M42 motorway crash Category:Transport in Worcestershire Category:History of Worcestershire Category:Road incidents involving fog M42 motorway crash M42 motorway crash Category:1990s in Worcestershire Category:Disasters in Worcestershire M42 motorway crash