A41 crash in Sandwell on 22 November 2020 at 15:27 involving a BMW X5
A BMW X5, an Audi A1 and a Jaguar XF Series were involved in a crash on the A41 in Sandwell at 15:27 on Sunday 22 November 2020. The 21-year-old female driver of the Audi A1, a 17-year-old female passenger in the Audi A1 and a 17-year-old female passenger in the Audi A1 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
- 22 Nov 2020
- Sunday, 15:27
- Vehicles
- 3
- BMW X5 and 2 others
- Casualties
- 3
- 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51018, longitude -1.965, in the B71 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Bromwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Bromwich Central, Sandwell, B71 4JH area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Sandwell
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2020201008258
- Council area
- Sandwell
- Police force
- West Midlands
- Police attended the scene
- No
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 41
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Crossroads
- Junction control
- Auto traffic signal
- Second road class
- Unclassified
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Human crossing control by other authorised person
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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 August 2025.
Slight
Mazda CX-5 crash on the A41 in Sandwell, 30 August 2025
3 m awayRef 2025201635541
Slight
Audi A6 crash on the A41 in Sandwell, 25 February 2008
4 m awayRef 200820K023401
Slight
Leyland DAF FA 65 crash on the A41 in Sandwell, 9 October 1998
4 m awayRef 199820K195601
Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A41 in Sandwell, 18 February 2002
4 m awayRef 200220K030101
Slight
Renault 19 crash on the A41 in Sandwell, 18 June 2005
4 m awayRef 200520K058601
Slight
Rover 600 Series crash on the A41 in Sandwell, 3 September 2005
4 m awayRef 200520K086201
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: BMW X5
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Engine capacity
- 2,926 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 17 years
Vehicle 2: Audi A1
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 21 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,390 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% least deprived
Vehicle 3: Jaguar XF Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- Hit object in carriageway
- Parked vehicle
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 61 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,993 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A1)
- Home area deprivation
- 10% least deprived
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A1)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 10% least deprived
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A1)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% least 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 2020201008258 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sandwell road accident statistics for 2020.