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A451 crash in Wyre Forest on 7 July 1991 at 16:55 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro, a Ford Escort and an MG Metro were involved in a crash on the A451 in Wyre Forest at 16:55 on Sunday 7 July 1991. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Jul 1991
Sunday, 16:55
Vehicles
3
Austin Metro and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.36006, longitude -2.26853, in the DY11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kidderminster.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991220107008
Council area
Wyre Forest
Police force
West Mercia

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
451
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Footbridge or subway

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 31 March 2008.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 3: MG Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    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 1991220107008 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wyre Forest road accident statistics for 1991.