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A4540 crash in Birmingham on 7 April 2017 at 00:45 involving a Mercedes E Class

A Mercedes E Class and a Honda Jazz were involved in a crash on the A4540 in Birmingham at 00:45 on Friday 7 April 2017. A 56-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes E Class and a 45-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes E Class were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Apr 2017
Friday, 00:45
Vehicles
2
Mercedes E Class and Honda Jazz
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.49271, longitude -1.899, in the B19 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
2017200175470
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4540
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 February 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Jazz

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes E Class)

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

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes E Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2017200175470 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.