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Unclassified road crash in Birmingham B31 on 21 August 2005 at 15:50 involving a Rover 45

A bicycle, a Rover 45 and a Rover 200 Series were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham at 15:50 on Sunday 21 August 2005. The 5-year-old male cyclist and the 23-year-old female driver of the Rover 45 were 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
21 Aug 2005
Sunday, 15:50
Vehicles
3
Rover 45 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.40159, longitude -1.95602, 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.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200520E147601
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 May 2003.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 45

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 5, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 45)

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 200520E147601 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.