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Fatal A451 crash in Wyre Forest on 3 October 2002 at 20:50 involving a Mazda

A Mazda hit a pedestrian on the A451 in Wyre Forest at 20:50 on Thursday 3 October 2002. An 83-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

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
Fatal
Date
3 Oct 2002
Thursday, 20:50
Vehicles
1
Mazda
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.39388, longitude -2.24539, in the DY10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kidderminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the Offmore & Comberton, Wyre Forest, DY10 1PR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200222AA21878
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
451
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 September 2003.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,690 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 83, hit by vehicle 1 (Mazda)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 200222AA21878 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 2002.