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Fatal B4182 crash in Sandwell on 28 August 2025 at 21:25 involving a Mercedes CLS Class

Five vehicles, including a Mercedes CLS Class and a Mercedes A Class, were involved in a crash on the B4182 in Sandwell at 21:25 on Thursday 28 August 2025. A 62-year-old female pedestrian hit by the Mercedes CLS Class was killed and the 35-year-old male driver of the Mercedes CLS Class and a 24-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes CLS Class were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
28 Aug 2025
Thursday, 21:25
Vehicles
5
Mercedes CLS Class and 4 others
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.4836, longitude -1.98423, in the B67 postcode district and within the built-up area of Smethwick. It is one of the crashes that make up the Smethwick, Sandwell, B67 6RJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025201634553
Council area
Sandwell
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4182
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 November 2007.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes CLS Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    5,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parking
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 4: Mitsubishi Mirage

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,193 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 5: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes CLS Class)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes CLS Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 62, hit by vehicle 1 (Mercedes CLS Class)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2025201634553 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sandwell road accident statistics for 2025.