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A4400 crash in Birmingham on 5 April 2008 at 20:01 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a taxi were involved in a crash on the A4400 in Birmingham at 20:01 on Saturday 5 April 2008. The 27-year-old male driver of the taxi was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Apr 2008
Saturday, 20:01
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and taxi
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.47978, longitude -1.90455, in the B3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200820F068801
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4400
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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
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 March 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    2,688 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Taxi)

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 200820F068801 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.