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A4540 crash in Birmingham on 31 August 2025 at 19:30 involving a BMW Z4

A BMW Z4 and a Kia Niro were involved in a crash on the A4540 in Birmingham at 19:30 on Sunday 31 August 2025. A 62-year-old female passenger in the Kia Niro and a 37-year-old female passenger in the Kia Niro were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Aug 2025
Sunday, 19:30
Vehicles
2
BMW Z4 and Kia Niro
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.47368, longitude -1.8752, in the B9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B10 0BW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025201636901
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
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
A
Second road number
45

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
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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 5 December 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW Z4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    2,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Niro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    90 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Niro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Niro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2025201636901 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.