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Fatal B4151 crash in Birmingham on 1 January 2014 at 18:10 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio hit a pedestrian on the B4151 in Birmingham at 18:10 on Wednesday 1 January 2014. A 78-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
1 Jan 2014
Wednesday, 18:10
Vehicles
1
Renault Clio
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.58766, longitude -1.82565, in the B75 postcode district and within the built-up area of Royal Sutton Coldfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sutton Mere Green, Birmingham, B74 2UG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201420N000404
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4151
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 unlit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 May 2000.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 78, hit by vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing elsewhere within 50 m of a pedestrian crossing

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 201420N000404 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 2014.