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Serious A4040 crash in Birmingham on 8 May 2024 at 18:35 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van, a car and a Toyota Aygo were involved in a crash on the A4040 in Birmingham at 18:35 on Wednesday 8 May 2024. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 May 2024
Wednesday, 18:35
Vehicles
3
Ford Transit and 2 others
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.44533, longitude -1.83222, in the B27 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7UY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024201440823
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
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
4217

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 December 2013.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    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
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 3: Toyota Aygo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Toyota Aygo)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 44, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious

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 2024201440823 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.