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Unclassified road crash in Birmingham B31 on 28 May 2003 at 15:45 involving a Mercedes lorry

A bicycle and a Mercedes lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham at 15:45 on Wednesday 28 May 2003. The 12-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 May 2003
Wednesday, 15:45
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Mercedes
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.40663, longitude -1.95175, in the B31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Longbridge & West Heath, Birmingham, B31 3HR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200320E115201
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

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
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 November 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    5,958 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

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 200320E115201 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.