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Serious A38 crash in Birmingham on 16 December 2024 at 12:55 involving a Mercedes AMG Class

A Mercedes AMG Class hit two pedestrians on the A38 in Birmingham at 12:55 on Monday 16 December 2024. A 69-year-old female pedestrian and a 69-year-old male pedestrian were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Dec 2024
Monday, 12:55
Vehicles
1
Mercedes AMG Class
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.41271, longitude -1.97339, in the B31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2PJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024201530839
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

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

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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 26 April 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes AMG Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    3,982 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 69, hit by vehicle 1 (Mercedes AMG Class)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Very serious

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 69, hit by vehicle 1 (Mercedes AMG Class)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Very 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 2024201530839 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.