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A4540 crash in Birmingham on 1 January 2025 at 19:30 involving a Mercedes Cla Class

A car and a Mercedes Cla Class were involved in a crash on the A4540 in Birmingham at 19:30 on Wednesday 1 January 2025. The 40-year-old female driver of the Mercedes Cla Class and a 16-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes Cla Class were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Jan 2025
Wednesday, 19:30
Vehicles
2
Car and Mercedes Cla Class
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.46621, longitude -1.8972, in the B5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham, B5 7HY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025201536814
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4540
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 April 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Cla Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Cla Class)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Cla Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 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 2025201536814 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 2025.