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Serious A449 crash in Malvern Hills on 5 January 2003 at 10:05 involving a Honda Accord

A Honda Accord and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A449 in Malvern Hills at 10:05 on Sunday 5 January 2003. The 42-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Jan 2003
Sunday, 10:05
Vehicles
2
Honda Accord and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.15759, longitude -2.25885, in the WR2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Powick & the Hanleys, Malvern Hills, WR2 4RU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Malvern Hills

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200322CC32839
Council area
Malvern Hills
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
449
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 23 April 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Accord

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    1,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Cycle lane (on main carriageway)
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 200322CC32839 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 2003.