Vehicle body side structure

A vehicle body side structure comprising:

• a rear bulkhead provided inwardly of a rear wheel house in a vehicle width direction;
• a side outer panel connected to an outside of the rear wheel house in the vehicle width direction;
• the side outer panel including a door opening;
• a striker provided at a rear portion of the door opening,
• a side door configured to open and close the door opening, wherein the side door includes a door latch engageable with the striker and a door beam for reinforcement inside the side door;
• a house reinforcing member mounted on a front portion of the rear wheel house,
• the house reinforcing member including:
• a front connecting portion connected to a flange of the rear wheel house and provided inwardly of the striker in the vehicle width direction,
• a panel portion which extends from the front connecting portion obliquely rearward and inwardly in the vehicle width direction and along the front portion of the rear wheel house, and
• a rear connecting portion which projects from a rear end of the panel portion and is connected to the rear bulkhead,
• wherein a rear end of the door beam is provided outwardly of the striker in the vehicle width direction, and the rear end of the door beam, the striker, and the front connecting portion are provided in an overlapping manner in this order from outside to inside in the vehicle width direction.