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B4208 crash in Malvern Hills on 4 January 2001 at 20:35 involving a Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle and a Renault Laguna were involved in a crash on the B4208 in Malvern Hills at 20:35 on Thursday 4 January 2001. The 28-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle and a 32-year-old female passenger in the Renault Laguna were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Jan 2001
Thursday, 20:35
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSF 600 and Renault Laguna
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.11817, longitude -2.31047, in the WR14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Great Malvern. It is one of the crashes that make up the Barnards Green, Malvern Hills, WR14 2QP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200122CC20729
Council area
Malvern Hills
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4208
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 May 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSF 600

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,783 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSF 600)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

    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 200122CC20729 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 2001.