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B4148 crash in Birmingham on 13 August 1998 at 15:45 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the B4148 in Birmingham at 15:45 on Thursday 13 August 1998. The 60-year-old female driver of the Ford Sierra and the 50-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Polo were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Aug 1998
Thursday, 15:45
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.56032, longitude -1.80229, in the B75 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
199820D217401
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4148
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Auto traffic signal, out
Carriageway hazards
Defective traffic signals

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 4 October 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,272 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, 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 199820D217401 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 1998.