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A4540 crash in Birmingham on 30 December 2019 at 13:35 involving a Volkswagen Scirocco

A Volkswagen Scirocco and a Toyota Verso were involved in a crash on the A4540 in Birmingham at 13:35 on Monday 30 December 2019. The 31-year-old male driver of the Toyota Verso was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Dec 2019
Monday, 13:35
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Scirocco and Toyota Verso
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.4763, longitude -1.87547, in the B9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham, B12 0LL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019200927127
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4540
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 August 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Scirocco

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Verso

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,797 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Gas bi-fuel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Verso)

    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 2019200927127 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 2019.