A4040 crash in Birmingham on 17 April 2023 at 18:02 involving a Nissan Micra
A Nissan Micra, an Audi TTS and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A4040 in Birmingham at 18:02 on Monday 17 April 2023. The 20-year-old male driver of the Nissan Micra, a 12-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Micra and a 20-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Micra were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 17 Apr 2023
- Monday, 18:02
- Vehicles
- 3
- Nissan Micra and 2 others
- Casualties
- 3
- 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51392, longitude -1.91679, 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 2DU area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2023201303878
- Council area
- Birmingham
- Police force
- West Midlands
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
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
- T or staggered junction
- Junction control
- Give way or uncontrolled
- Second road class
- Unclassified
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Central refuge, no other controls
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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 November 2020.
Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 18 November 2020
2 m awayRef 2020201019173
Slight
BMW X3 crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 18 March 2017
3 m awayRef 2017200169562
Slight
Daewoo Espero crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 7 May 2009
5 m awayRef 200920F087303
Slight
Volvo S40 crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 17 June 2004
5 m awayRef 200420F163803
Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 7 August 2016
14 m awayRef 2016200101318
Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 28 September 2005
14 m awayRef 200520F253303
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Nearside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 20 years
- Engine capacity
- 999 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Audi TTS
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Turning right
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- South East
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 43 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,984 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 8 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Engine capacity
- 1,242 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 11 years
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
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 2023201303878 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 2023.