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A4040 crash in Birmingham on 3 November 2025 at 06:10 involving a BMW X1

A BMW X1 and a car were involved in a crash on the A4040 in Birmingham at 06:10 on Monday 3 November 2025. The 53-year-old male driver of the BMW X1 was 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
3 Nov 2025
Monday, 06:10
Vehicles
2
BMW X1 and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.46276, longitude -1.81521, in the B25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Yardley, Birmingham, B26 1BT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025201664524
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
4040
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
Unclassified

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, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 January 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW X1

    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
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: 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
    Driver sex
    Male

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW X1)

    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 2025201664524 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.