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A5127 crash in Birmingham on 26 January 1996 at 21:35 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the A5127 in Birmingham at 21:35 on Friday 26 January 1996. The 23-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in snow on an icy single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Jan 1996
Friday, 21:35
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.54642, longitude -1.82448, in the B72 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19962096D0294
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5127
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 25 January 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North
    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
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

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

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 19962096D0294 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.