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M5 crash in Wychavon on 30 July 2003 at 10:20 involving a Renault Master van

A van and a Renault Master van were involved in a crash on the M5 in Wychavon at 10:20 on Wednesday 30 July 2003. The 30-year-old male driver of the Renault Master van, a 26-year-old male passenger in the Renault Master van and a 27-year-old male passenger in the Renault Master van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Jul 2003
Wednesday, 10:20
Vehicles
2
Van and Renault Master
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.20505, longitude -2.16181, in the WR4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Nicholas, Worcester, WR4 9FQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wychavon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200322MC32269
Council area
Wychavon
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 January 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Nearside

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Master

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    2,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Master)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Master)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Master)

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 200322MC32269 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 2003.