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A38 crash in Birmingham on 8 April 2016 at 21:45 involving a BMW 1 Series

A BMW 1 Series and a Kia Picanto were involved in a crash on the A38 in Birmingham at 21:45 on Friday 8 April 2016. The 43-year-old female driver of the Kia Picanto was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Apr 2016
Friday, 21:45
Vehicles
2
BMW 1 Series and Kia Picanto
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.49183, longitude -1.88908, in the B6 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
2016200065398
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual 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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 21 December 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 1 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Picanto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,086 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Picanto)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

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 2016200065398 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 2016.