B4146 crash in Birmingham on 5 January 2020 at 18:40 involving a Renault Clio
A Renault Clio and a Mercedes E Class taxi were involved in a crash on the B4146 in Birmingham at 18:40 on Sunday 5 January 2020. The 22-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio and the 41-year-old male driver of the Mercedes E Class taxi were slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 5 Jan 2020
- Sunday, 18:40
- Vehicles
- 2
- Renault Clio and Mercedes E Class
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.45444, longitude -1.81792, in the B27 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6JU area accident hotspot.
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2020200929317
- Council area
- Birmingham
- Police force
- West Midlands
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 4146
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- T or staggered junction
- Junction control
- Give way or uncontrolled
- Second road class
- Unclassified
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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 September 2002.
Slight
Leyland DAF FA 45 crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 20 September 2002
2 m awayRef 200220E188303
Slight
Renault Trafic crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 3 October 2003
2 m awayRef 200320E190803
Slight
Honda Prelude crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 17 March 2001
2 m awayRef 200120E103503
Slight
Rover 600 Series crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 12 July 2000
2 m awayRef 200020E172101
Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B4146 in Birmingham, 8 February 2019
4 m awayRef 2019200822000
Slight
Peugeot 5008 crash on the B4146 in Birmingham, 26 December 2025
5 m awayRef 2025201688588
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Renault Clio
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Turning right
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Entering main road
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 22 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,390 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 14 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Mercedes E Class
Taxi or private hire car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- 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
- 2,143 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 9 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% most deprived
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightMale, aged 41, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes E Class)
- 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 2020200929317 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 2020.