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A34 crash in Birmingham on 10 March 2002 at 14:30 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on the A34 in Birmingham at 14:30 on Sunday 10 March 2002. The 56-year-old male driver of the Mercedes C Class and a 46-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes C Class were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Mar 2002
Sunday, 14:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and Mercedes C Class
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.50333, longitude -1.89994, in the B19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lozells, Birmingham, B19 1SL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200220F080103
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 February 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,799 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes C Class)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes C Class)

    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 200220F080103 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.