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Serious A456 crash in Birmingham on 23 December 2017 at 00:02 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Vauxhall Insignia were involved in a crash on the A456 in Birmingham at 00:02 on Saturday 23 December 2017. The 21-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa and a 22-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa were seriously injured and a 16-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Dec 2017
Saturday, 00:02
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Vauxhall Insignia
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.46331, longitude -1.9969, in the B68 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Quinton, Birmingham, B32 2AD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017200252125
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
456
Road type
Dual 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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 January 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Insignia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    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 2017200252125 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.