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A38 crash in Birmingham on 6 January 1990 at 20:20 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the A38 in Birmingham at 20:20 on Saturday 6 January 1990. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jan 1990
Saturday, 20:20
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.4665, longitude -1.90134, in the B5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19902000B0028
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
4540

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 21 November 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 19902000B0028 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 1990.