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A456 crash in Birmingham on 6 December 2003 at 17:55 involving a BMW 3 Series

Two BMW 3 Series cars were involved in a crash on the A456 in Birmingham at 17:55 on Saturday 6 December 2003. The 39-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Dec 2003
Saturday, 17:55
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and another
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.44988, longitude -2.00983, in the B32 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Halesowen South, Dudley, B62 0BX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200320F324902
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
456
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 58 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 December 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,979 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 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 200320F324902 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.