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A4040 crash in Birmingham on 31 December 2001 at 20:00 involving a Rover 100 Series

A Rover 100 Series and a Toyota Carina were involved in a crash on the A4040 in Birmingham at 20:00 on Monday 31 December 2001. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on an icy dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Dec 2001
Monday, 20:00
Vehicles
2
Rover 100 Series and Toyota Carina
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.4974, longitude -1.82483, in the B8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ward End, Birmingham, B8 2DF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200120D613601
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4040
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 April 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 100 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,120 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Carina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Carina)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Carina)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Carina)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 100 Series)

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 200120D613601 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 2001.