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B4124 crash in Birmingham on 18 March 2017 at 03:01 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on the B4124 in Birmingham at 03:01 on Saturday 18 March 2017. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Mar 2017
Saturday, 03:01
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Nissan Micra
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.52621, longitude -1.92922, in the B20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 1LN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017200169441
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4124
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 July 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2017200169441 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.