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Fatal A449 crash in Wyre Forest on 14 September 1994 at 12:28 involving a Leyland Cars Mini

A Leyland Cars Mini and a Honda motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A449 in Wyre Forest at 12:28 on Wednesday 14 September 1994. The 38-year-old male rider of the Honda motorcycle was killed and the 44-year-old female driver of the Leyland Cars Mini was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Sep 1994
Wednesday, 12:28
Vehicles
2
Leyland Cars Mini and Honda
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.40312, longitude -2.22896, in the DY10 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
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199422AM09718
Council area
Wyre Forest
Police force
West Mercia
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
449
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 September 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland Cars Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    749 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland Cars Mini)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 38, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Honda)

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 199422AM09718 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 1994.