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A4540 crash in Birmingham on 10 May 2003 at 20:30 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A car and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on the A4540 in Birmingham at 20:30 on Saturday 10 May 2003. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 May 2003
Saturday, 20:30
Vehicles
2
Car and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.46746, longitude -1.90178, in the B15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham, B5 7HY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200320F238701
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4540
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
38

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a fatal crash on 17 December 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200320F238701 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.