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A457 crash in Birmingham on 17 May 2003 at 20:20 involving an LDV 400 Series minibus

An LDV 400 Series minibus and a Mazda 323 were involved in a crash on the A457 in Birmingham at 20:20 on Saturday 17 May 2003. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 May 2003
Saturday, 20:20
Vehicles
2
LDV 400 Series and Mazda 323
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.48681, longitude -1.92943, in the B18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ladywood, Birmingham, B16 0DN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200320F130302
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
457
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
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 December 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: LDV 400 Series

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Towing and articulation
    Caravan
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 323

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,324 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

    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 200320F130302 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.