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A34 crash in Birmingham on 3 September 2010 at 07:20 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on the A34 in Birmingham at 07:20 on Friday 3 September 2010. A 61-year-old male passenger in the Renault Megane and a 62-year-old female passenger in the Renault Megane were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Sep 2010
Friday, 07:20
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Renault Megane
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.52743, longitude -1.90755, in the B42 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kingstanding, Birmingham, B44 8BW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201020W034330
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
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, 32 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 September 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    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
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

    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 201020W034330 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 2010.