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A47 crash in Birmingham on 17 September 2020 at 23:52 involving a Honda

A Honda and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A47 in Birmingham at 23:52 on Thursday 17 September 2020. The 36-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Sep 2020
Thursday, 23:52
Vehicles
2
Honda and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.50183, longitude -1.8515, in the B7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Nechells, Birmingham, B7 5QL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020200990142
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
47
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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, 29 metres away, was a fatal crash on 9 October 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,990 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 2020200990142 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.