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Serious A491 crash in Bromsgrove on 14 November 2001 at 21:15 involving an LDV 400 Series minibus

An LDV 400 Series minibus and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A491 in Bromsgrove at 21:15 on Wednesday 14 November 2001. The 44-year-old male driver of the LDV 400 Series minibus was seriously injured and the 38-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Nov 2001
Wednesday, 21:15
Vehicles
2
LDV 400 Series and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.38325, longitude -2.05639, in the B61 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rubery South, Bromsgrove, B61 0QN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200122AB19152
Council area
Bromsgrove
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
491
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
B
Second road number
4551

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 21 January 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: LDV 400 Series

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

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 200122AB19152 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bromsgrove road accident statistics for 2001.