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Serious B4137 crash in Birmingham on 13 August 2025 at 16:50 involving a Toyota Prius

A Toyota Prius and a Renault Trucks Master lorry were involved in a crash on the B4137 in Birmingham at 16:50 on Wednesday 13 August 2025. The 44-year-old female driver of the Toyota Prius was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
13 Aug 2025
Wednesday, 16:50
Vehicles
2
Toyota Prius and Renault Trucks Master
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.50213, longitude -1.8552, in the B7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Nechells, Birmingham, B7 5QL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025201628484
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4137
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
47

Pedestrian crossing information

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

Environmental conditions

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

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately 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 8 June 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Prius

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,797 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Trucks Master

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately 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 2025201628484 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.