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A38 crash in Birmingham on 29 April 2018 at 19:00 involving a Skoda Rapid

A Skoda Rapid and a Ford Ecosport were involved in a crash on the A38 in Birmingham at 19:00 on Sunday 29 April 2018. The 37-year-old male driver of the Skoda Rapid, a male passenger in the Skoda Rapid and a male passenger in the Skoda Rapid were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Apr 2018
Sunday, 19:00
Vehicles
2
Skoda Rapid and Ford Ecosport
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.47882, longitude -1.90522, in the B1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018200302797
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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 25 April 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Rapid

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Ecosport

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Rapid)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Rapid)

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

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Rapid)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2018200302797 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 2018.