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Serious A34 crash in Birmingham on 18 December 2024 at 21:59 involving a Citroen DS3

A Citroen DS3 hit a pedestrian on the A34 in Birmingham at 21:59 on Wednesday 18 December 2024. A 45-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a flooded dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Dec 2024
Wednesday, 21:59
Vehicles
1
Citroen DS3
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.53493, longitude -1.91881, in the B42 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 1LN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024201532015
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
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 light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Flood over 3cm deep

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 16 November 2006.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen DS3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,397 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 45, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen DS3)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    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 2024201532015 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.