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A34 crash in Solihull on 5 May 2021 at 14:31 involving a Mercedes E Class

A Mercedes E Class and a Land Rover Range Rover Sport were involved in a crash on the A34 in Solihull at 14:31 on Wednesday 5 May 2021. A female passenger in the Land Rover Range Rover Sport was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 May 2021
Wednesday, 14:31
Vehicles
2
Mercedes E Class and Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.41222, longitude -1.82713, in the B90 postcode district and within the built-up area of Solihull. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shirley West, Solihull, B90 3AE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Solihull

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021201060577
Council area
Solihull
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 3 October 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Range Rover Sport

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    2,720 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Range Rover Sport)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2021201060577 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 2021.