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Serious B4536 crash in Wychavon on 12 November 1997 at 13:45 involving a Volvo 245

A Volvo 245 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B4536 in Wychavon at 13:45 on Wednesday 12 November 1997. The 52-year-old female cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Nov 1997
Wednesday, 13:45
Vehicles
2
Volvo 245 and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.10717, longitude -2.07734, in the WR10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Pershore.

Map of where the crash happened in Wychavon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199722CQ07122
Council area
Wychavon
Police force
West Mercia
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4536
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 May 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 245

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    2,315 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    52 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Female, aged 52, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 199722CQ07122 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wychavon road accident statistics for 1997.