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A34 crash in Birmingham on 12 May 2016 at 12:52 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a Mercedes Sprinter van were involved in a crash on the A34 in Birmingham at 12:52 on Thursday 12 May 2016. The 25-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus, a 68-year-old female passenger in the Ford Focus and a 78-year-old male passenger in the Ford Focus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 May 2016
Thursday, 12:52
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and Mercedes Sprinter
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.42685, longitude -1.84144, in the B28 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hall Green North, Birmingham, B28 9ES area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016200071753
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
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 November 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least 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 2016200071753 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.