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Serious B4151 crash in Birmingham on 7 July 1989 at 10:22 involving a car

A car, two lorries and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on the B4151 in Birmingham at 10:22 on Friday 7 July 1989. There were twelve casualties: one person was seriously injured and eleven were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Jul 1989
Friday, 10:22
Vehicles
4
Car and 3 others
Casualties
12
1 seriously injured, 11 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.58781, longitude -1.85236, in the B74 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19892000D1143
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4151
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 7 July 1989.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 3: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

  • Vehicle 4: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (12)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 3 (Bus or coach)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 3 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 3 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 68, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 3 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 83, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 3 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 3 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 3 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 3 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 3 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

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 19892000D1143 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Birmingham road accident statistics for 1989.