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A44 crash in Worcester on 12 December 1998 at 09:28 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Leyland Roadrunner lorry were involved in a crash on the A44 in Worcester at 09:28 on Saturday 12 December 1998. The 47-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and the 35-year-old male driver of the Leyland Roadrunner lorry were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Dec 1998
Saturday, 09:28
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Leyland Roadrunner
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.16703, longitude -2.17803, in the WR5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Worcester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199822CZ06279
Council area
Worcester
Police force
West Mercia
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
44
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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, 36 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 January 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland Roadrunner

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Leyland Roadrunner)

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 199822CZ06279 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Worcester road accident statistics for 1998.