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Serious A452 crash in Birmingham on 27 December 1990 at 10:00 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and an MCW bus were involved in a crash on the A452 in Birmingham at 10:00 on Thursday 27 December 1990. The 41-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra, a 13-year-old female passenger in the Ford Sierra and a 40-year-old female passenger in the Ford Sierra were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Dec 1990
Thursday, 10:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and MCW
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.55547, longitude -1.86869, in the B73 postcode district and within the built-up area of Royal Sutton Coldfield.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19902090D2448
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
452
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 67 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 April 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: MCW

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    59 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat 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 19902090D2448 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.