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A4540 crash in Birmingham on 1 October 2005 at 10:15 involving a Ford Transit Connect van

A bicycle and a Ford Transit Connect van were involved in a crash on the A4540 in Birmingham at 10:15 on Saturday 1 October 2005. The female cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Oct 2005
Saturday, 10:15
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Ford Transit Connect
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.48344, longitude -1.8801, in the B4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham, B5 5RT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200520D297401
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
Roundabout
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
B
Second road number
4132

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 January 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit Connect

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, 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 200520D297401 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 2005.