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Serious A4097 crash in Birmingham on 19 March 2002 at 01:20 involving a Peugeot 206

A Peugeot 206, a Toyota Celica and a Vauxhall Calibra were involved in a crash on the A4097 in Birmingham at 01:20 on Tuesday 19 March 2002. All four casualties were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Mar 2002
Tuesday, 01:20
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 206 and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.50902, longitude -1.84511, in the B24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Gravelly Hill, Birmingham, B24 8JD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200220D113701
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4097
Road type
Dual 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 May 2009.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Celica

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Calibra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 200220D113701 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 2002.