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Serious A38 crash in Birmingham on 5 July 2017 at 14:40 involving a Peugeot 208

A Peugeot 208 and a Vauxhall Zafira were involved in a crash on the A38 in Birmingham at 14:40 on Wednesday 5 July 2017. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Jul 2017
Wednesday, 14:40
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 208 and Vauxhall Zafira
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51677, longitude -1.81863, in the B24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pype Hayes, Birmingham, B24 9SR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017200207285
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
40 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
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 29 April 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 208

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 208)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2017200207285 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.