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A41 crash in Birmingham on 5 February 2017 at 02:40 involving an Audi A3

An Audi A3 and a Skoda Fabia were involved in a crash on the A41 in Birmingham at 02:40 on Sunday 5 February 2017. The 24-year-old male driver of the Audi A3 and the 22-year-old male driver of the Skoda Fabia were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Feb 2017
Sunday, 02:40
Vehicles
2
Audi A3 and Skoda Fabia
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.45298, longitude -1.85223, 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 3TA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017200157681
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
41
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
Dark, street lights lit
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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 27 August 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Fabia

    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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A3)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Fabia)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2017200157681 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 2017.