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A449 crash in Worcester on 14 December 2000 at 16:51 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on the A449 in Worcester at 16:51 on Thursday 14 December 2000. The 48-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo and the 51-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Dec 2000
Thursday, 16:51
Vehicles
2
Ford Mondeo and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.22182, longitude -2.19203, in the WR3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Worcester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200022CF20430
Council area
Worcester
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
449
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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, 26 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 16 November 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

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 200022CF20430 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 2000.