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A34 crash in Birmingham on 8 July 2012 at 15:12 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and a Honda Accord were involved in a crash on the A34 in Birmingham at 15:12 on Sunday 8 July 2012. The 23-year-old female driver of the Honda Accord was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Jul 2012
Sunday, 15:12
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and Honda Accord
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.45196, longitude -1.86518, in the B11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4HD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201220T032292
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
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
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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 November 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Accord

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Accord)

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 201220T032292 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 2012.