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A4040 crash in Birmingham on 26 December 2020 at 14:45 involving an Audi A4

An Audi A4 and a Toyota Avensis taxi were involved in a crash on the A4040 in Birmingham at 14:45 on Saturday 26 December 2020. The male driver of the Toyota Avensis taxi was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Dec 2020
Saturday, 14:45
Vehicles
2
Audi A4 and Toyota Avensis
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51386, longitude -1.93347, in the B20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 1FF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020201022739
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4040
Road type
Single 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
Zebra crossing

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 August 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Avensis

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Avensis)

    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 2020201022739 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.