A4400 crash in Birmingham on 5 May 2009 at 15:01 involving a London Taxis Int. TX1
A London Taxis Int. TX1, a Renault Megane and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the A4400 in Birmingham at 15:01 on Tuesday 5 May 2009. All four casualties were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 5 May 2009
- Tuesday, 15:01
- Vehicles
- 3
- London Taxis Int. TX1 and 2 others
- Casualties
- 4
- 4 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.48606, longitude -1.89629, in the B4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Newtown, Birmingham, B19 3SN area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 200920F078801
- 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
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 40 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Other junction
- Junction control
- Give way or uncontrolled
- Second road class
- A
- Second road number
- 4400
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
- 1%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 99%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 May 2013.
Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A4400 in Birmingham, 23 May 2013
At the same spotRef 201320W024803
Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A4400 in Birmingham, 17 February 2014
At the same spotRef 201420W010164
Slight
Mazda 626 crash on the A4400 in Birmingham, 2 February 1998
At the same spotRef 199820F024601
Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A4400 in Birmingham, 10 April 2014
At the same spotRef 201420W020734
Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A4400 in Birmingham, 4 August 2003
10 m awayRef 200320F211001
Slight
Lorry crash on the A4400 in Birmingham, 6 July 2015
14 m awayRef 201520W041965
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: London Taxis Int. TX1
Taxi or private hire car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 44 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,664 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 11 years
Vehicle 2: Renault Megane
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 33 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
Vehicle 3: Ford Focus
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 33 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,798 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
Casualties (4)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Focus)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightMale, aged 44, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (London Taxis Int. TX1)
Casualty 3: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)
- Car passenger
- Front 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 200920F078801 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 2009.