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Unclassified road crash in Birmingham B27 on 15 January 2003 at 18:01 involving a Skoda Octavia

A Skoda Octavia and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham at 18:01 on Wednesday 15 January 2003. The 43-year-old male driver of the Skoda Octavia was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Jan 2003
Wednesday, 18:01
Vehicles
2
Skoda Octavia and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.44588, longitude -1.82312, in the B27 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7UY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200320E016403
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
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
41

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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 serious injury crash on 18 March 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

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 200320E016403 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.