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A453 crash in Birmingham on 4 January 1996 at 19:30 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat, a Volkswagen Golf and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A453 in Birmingham at 19:30 on Thursday 4 January 1996. The 23-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Golf was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Jan 1996
Thursday, 19:30
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Passat and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.53929, longitude -1.87168, in the B44 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
19962096D0086
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
453
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine 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 25 October 1982.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,272 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

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 19962096D0086 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 1996.