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Unclassified road crash in Birmingham B9 on 8 December 2008 at 01:41 involving a Mercedes 190

Five vehicles, including a Mercedes 190 and a Citroen ZX, were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham at 01:41 on Monday 8 December 2008. The 33-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf, a 28-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Golf and a 32-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Golf were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Dec 2008
Monday, 01:41
Vehicles
5
Mercedes 190 and 4 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.47495, longitude -1.84361, in the B9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B9 5PN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200820D323103
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
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 October 2025.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes 190

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen ZX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 4: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 5: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Volkswagen Golf)

    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 200820D323103 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.