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A38(M) crash in Birmingham on 10 January 1998 at 17:55 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Renault Trafic were involved in a crash on the A38(M) in Birmingham at 17:55 on Saturday 10 January 1998. The 22-year-old female driver of the Renault Trafic and the 22-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Jan 1998
Saturday, 17:55
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Renault Trafic
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.49445, longitude -1.88787, in the B6 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
199820D900701
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 April 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Trafic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 199820D900701 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.