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Serious A45 crash in Solihull on 20 December 2024 at 17:49 involving a Jaguar F-Pace

A Jaguar F-Pace and a Peugeot 308 were involved in a crash on the A45 in Solihull at 17:49 on Friday 20 December 2024. The 38-year-old male driver of the Jaguar F-Pace was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Dec 2024
Friday, 17:49
Vehicles
2
Jaguar F-Pace and Peugeot 308
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.44944, longitude -1.75809, in the B92 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Elmdon, Solihull, B92 9DF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Solihull

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024201533128
Council area
Solihull
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
45
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 October 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Jaguar F-Pace

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 308

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Emergency vehicle (blue light) on response
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Jaguar F-Pace)

    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 2024201533128 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.