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Serious A38 crash in Birmingham on 6 August 2018 at 21:25 involving a Toyota Avensis

A Toyota Avensis and a Yamaha Ybr 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A38 in Birmingham at 21:25 on Monday 6 August 2018. The 62-year-old female rider of the Yamaha Ybr 125 motorcycle was seriously injured and the 47-year-old male driver of the Toyota Avensis was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Aug 2018
Monday, 21:25
Vehicles
2
Toyota Avensis and Yamaha Ybr 125
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.511, longitude -1.83406, 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 8DP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018200323709
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
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
4040

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 13 August 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Avensis

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha Ybr 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Avensis)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Female, aged 62, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha Ybr 125)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    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 2018200323709 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.