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A456 crash in Wyre Forest on 2 June 2001 at 13:22 involving a Rover 800 Series

Four vehicles, including a Rover 800 Series and a Rover 200 Series, were involved in a crash on the A456 in Wyre Forest at 13:22 on Saturday 2 June 2001. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Jun 2001
Saturday, 13:22
Vehicles
4
Rover 800 Series and 3 others
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.38367, longitude -2.27178, in the DY11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kidderminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY11 6JT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200122AA17339
Council area
Wyre Forest
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
456
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 20 July 1994.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 800 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,118 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 4: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 800 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Peugeot 206)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 200122AA17339 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 2001.