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Serious A38 crash in Malvern Hills on 21 December 2000 at 18:32 involving an ERF lorry

An ERF lorry and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the A38 in Malvern Hills at 18:32 on Thursday 21 December 2000. The 54-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Passat and a 90-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Passat were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Dec 2000
Thursday, 18:32
Vehicles
2
ERF and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.05047, longitude -2.1805, in the WR8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Malvern Hills

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200022CC20563
Council area
Malvern Hills
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 November 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: ERF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    14,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,800 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 90, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200022CC20563 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Malvern Hills road accident statistics for 2000.