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A453 crash in Birmingham on 2 February 2007 at 20:30 involving a Ford Ranger van

A bicycle and a Ford Ranger van were involved in a crash on the A453 in Birmingham at 20:30 on Friday 2 February 2007. The male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Feb 2007
Friday, 20:30
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Ford Ranger
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.53935, longitude -1.87096, in the B44 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kingstanding, Birmingham, B44 0EA area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200720D048802
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
453
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Dark, no street lighting
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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 51 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 25 October 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

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

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Ranger

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, 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 200720D048802 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 2007.