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Serious unclassified road crash in Solihull B40 on 29 April 2024 at 07:25 involving a Hyundai Ioniq taxi

A Hyundai Ioniq taxi and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Solihull at 07:25 on Monday 29 April 2024. The 21-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Apr 2024
Monday, 07:25
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Ioniq and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.4501, longitude -1.72551, in the B40 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Meriden & Arden, Solihull, B92 0DX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Solihull

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024201440245
Council area
Solihull
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 53 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 October 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Ioniq

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 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 2024201440245 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 2024.