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Serious unclassified road crash in Birmingham B6 on 14 September 2003 at 16:46 involving a Rover 200 Series

Four vehicles, including a Rover 200 Series and a Suzuki motorcycle, were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham at 16:46 on Sunday 14 September 2003. The 20-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle and an 18-year-old male passenger on the Suzuki motorcycle were seriously injured and the 36-year-old male driver of the Rover 200 Series was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Sep 2003
Sunday, 16:46
Vehicles
4
Rover 200 Series and 3 others
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.50503, longitude -1.89492, in the B6 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.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200320D325901
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Daylight
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 18 February 2003.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Toyota Celica

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 200 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 200320D325901 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 2003.