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A452 crash in Solihull on 20 December 2022 at 07:02 involving a Volkswagen Touran taxi

A Volkswagen Touran taxi and a Toyota C-HR were involved in a crash on the A452 in Solihull at 07:02 on Tuesday 20 December 2022. The 53-year-old male driver of the Toyota C-HR and a male passenger in the Volkswagen Touran taxi were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Dec 2022
Tuesday, 07:02
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Touran and Toyota C-HR
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51044, longitude -1.7807, in the B36 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Castle Bromwich, Solihull, B36 9EG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Solihull

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022201279707
Council area
Solihull
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
452
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 October 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Touran

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota C-HR

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota C-HR)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Touran)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2022201279707 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 2022.