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Fatal unclassified road crash in Bromsgrove B32 on 4 November 2017 at 11:50 involving a Kia Ceed

A Kia Ceed and a Peugeot Expert taxi were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bromsgrove at 11:50 on Saturday 4 November 2017. The 41-year-old male driver of the Peugeot Expert taxi and a 5-year-old male passenger in the Kia Ceed were killed, three other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Nov 2017
Saturday, 11:50
Vehicles
2
Kia Ceed and Peugeot Expert
Casualties
6
2 killed, 3 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.42705, longitude -2.0157, in the B32 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bartley Green, Birmingham, B32 4JX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bromsgrove

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017220236191
Council area
Bromsgrove
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 August 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Ceed

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,582 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot Expert

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Ceed)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 41, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot Expert)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged under 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Ceed)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Ceed)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Ceed)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot Expert)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious

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 2017220236191 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bromsgrove road accident statistics for 2017.