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A452 crash in Solihull on 9 March 2020 at 10:45 involving a DAF Trucks lorry

A DAF Trucks lorry and a Citroen Berlingo were involved in a crash on the A452 in Solihull at 10:45 on Monday 9 March 2020. The 38-year-old male driver of the Citroen Berlingo and a male passenger in the Citroen Berlingo were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Mar 2020
Monday, 10:45
Vehicles
2
DAF Trucks and Citroen Berlingo
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.38367, longitude -1.64447, in the CV7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Balsall Common. It is one of the crashes that make up the Balsall & Berkswell, Solihull, CV7 7RZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Solihull

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020200948355
Council area
Solihull
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
452
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
4101

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 January 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    12,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Berlingo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Berlingo)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Berlingo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2020200948355 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Solihull road accident statistics for 2020.