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B4142 crash in Birmingham on 1 December 2025 at 08:03 involving a Ford Transit Custom van

A Ford Transit Custom van and a Vauxhall Zafira were involved in a crash on the B4142 in Birmingham at 08:03 on Monday 1 December 2025. The 45-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit Custom van, the 46-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Zafira and a 13-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Zafira were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Dec 2025
Monday, 08:03
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit Custom and Vauxhall Zafira
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.52623, longitude -1.84291, in the B23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6TG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025201676356
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4142
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 November 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit Custom)

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

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2025201676356 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.