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Fatal unclassified road crash in Birmingham B12 on 14 April 2024 at 21:47 involving an Audi A5

An Audi A5 and a Mercedes A Class were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham at 21:47 on Sunday 14 April 2024. A 3-year-old female pedestrian hit by the Audi A5 was killed and a 23-year-old female pedestrian hit by the Audi A5 and a 33-year-old female pedestrian hit by the Audi A5 were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Apr 2024
Sunday, 21:47
Vehicles
2
Audi A5 and Mercedes A Class
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.46533, longitude -1.88585, in the B12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham, B5 7HY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024201434797
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 29 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 September 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 3, hit by vehicle 1 (Audi A5)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 23, hit by vehicle 1 (Audi A5)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 33, hit by vehicle 1 (Audi A5)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2024201434797 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 2024.