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A4540 crash in Birmingham on 29 January 2025 at 18:05 involving an Alfa Romeo Giulietta

An Alfa Romeo Giulietta and a Vauxhall Adam were involved in a crash on the A4540 in Birmingham at 18:05 on Wednesday 29 January 2025. The 32-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Adam was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Jan 2025
Wednesday, 18:05
Vehicles
2
Alfa Romeo Giulietta and Vauxhall Adam
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.48192, longitude -1.92352, in the B18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ladywood, Birmingham, B16 0DN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025201549814
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
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
4540

Pedestrian crossing information

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

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 November 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Alfa Romeo Giulietta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Adam

    Car

    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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Adam)

    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 2025201549814 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.