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Fatal A38 crash in Birmingham on 8 July 1999 at 21:30 involving a Toyota MR2

A Toyota MR2 hit eleven pedestrians on the A38 in Birmingham at 21:30 on Thursday 8 July 1999. A 41-year-old male pedestrian was killed, six other people were seriously injured and four were slightly injured. Ten of the others were pedestrians.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Jul 1999
Thursday, 21:30
Vehicles
1
Toyota MR2
Casualties
11
1 killed, 6 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.4742, longitude -1.90015, in the B1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199920F165201
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
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
Footbridge or subway

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 October 1998.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota MR2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (11)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 41, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 5: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 6: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 7: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 8: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 9: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 10: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 11: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 199920F165201 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 1999.