A4540 crash in Birmingham on 17 April 2018 at 18:05 involving a BMW 3 Series
A car, a BMW 3 Series and a Nissan Juke were involved in a crash on the A4540 in Birmingham at 18:05 on Tuesday 17 April 2018. All four casualties were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 40 mph limit.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 17 Apr 2018
- Tuesday, 18:05
- Vehicles
- 3
- BMW 3 Series and 2 others
- Casualties
- 4
- 4 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.47263, longitude -1.87448, in the B10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B10 0BW area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2018200309918
- 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
- Roundabout
- Speed limit
- 40 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
- Junction control
- Auto traffic signal
- Second road class
- A
- Second road number
- 45
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- No physical crossing facility within 50 m
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Daylight
- 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 19 August 2016.
Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 19 August 2016
At the same spotRef 2016200098482
Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A45 in Birmingham, 15 April 2017
At the same spotRef 2017200217238
Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A45 in Birmingham, 11 May 2017
1 m awayRef 2017200183785
Slight
Volkswagen Tiguan crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 13 February 2024
1 m awayRef 2024201438124
Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 6 June 2022
2 m awayRef 2022201264801
Slight
Kia Stonic crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 16 July 2024
2 m awayRef 2024201470942
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Moving off
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 38 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,494 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 15 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Nissan Juke
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Entering roundabout
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 58 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualties (4)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Nissan Juke)
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Nissan Juke)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% 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 2018200309918 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.