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A34 crash in Birmingham on 16 September 2025 at 18:30 involving a BMW 5 Series

A BMW 5 Series and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on the A34 in Birmingham at 18:30 on Tuesday 16 September 2025. The 33-year-old male driver of the BMW 5 Series, the 52-year-old male driver of the Mercedes C Class and a 9-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes C Class were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Sep 2025
Tuesday, 18:30
Vehicles
2
BMW 5 Series and Mercedes C Class
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.43217, longitude -1.8449, in the B28 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hall Green North, Birmingham, B28 8NF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025201657991
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
34
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
Daylight
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, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 December 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes C Class)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes C Class)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2025201657991 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.