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A34 crash in Birmingham on 12 April 2021 at 13:00 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a BMW 1 Series were involved in a crash on the A34 in Birmingham at 13:00 on Monday 12 April 2021. The 22-year-old female driver of the BMW 1 Series 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
12 Apr 2021
Monday, 13:00
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and BMW 1 Series
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.4469, longitude -1.86019, in the B11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4HD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021201078767
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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 1 March 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 1 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 1 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2021201078767 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 2021.