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Serious A4440 crash in Wychavon on 24 May 2002 at 20:50 involving an Alfa Romeo 156

An Alfa Romeo 156, a Renault Espace and a Lexus IS200 were involved in a crash on the A4440 in Wychavon at 20:50 on Friday 24 May 2002. The 38-year-old male driver of the Alfa Romeo 156, the 19-year-old male driver of the Renault Espace and an 11-year-old male passenger in the Renault Espace were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 May 2002
Friday, 20:50
Vehicles
3
Alfa Romeo 156 and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.16867, longitude -2.19823, in the WR5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wychavon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200222CA28993
Council area
Wychavon
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4440
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 November 2002.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Alfa Romeo 156

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,747 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Espace

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    2,188 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Lexus IS200

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Alfa Romeo 156)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Espace)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Espace)

    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 200222CA28993 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wychavon road accident statistics for 2002.