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A45 crash in Birmingham on 20 January 2008 at 15:24 involving a Volkswagen

A Volkswagen and a Volvo S40 were involved in a crash on the A45 in Birmingham at 15:24 on Sunday 20 January 2008. All seven casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Jan 2008
Sunday, 15:24
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen and Volvo S40
Casualties
7
7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.46427, longitude -1.85911, in the B10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 0EQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200820D024603
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
45
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
4145

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 February 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo S40

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo S40)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo S40)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo S40)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo S40)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200820D024603 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 2008.