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M5 crash in Wychavon on 31 October 2003 at 18:30 involving a Renault Clio

Four vehicles, including a car and a Renault Clio, were involved in a crash on the M5 in Wychavon at 18:30 on Friday 31 October 2003. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Oct 2003
Friday, 18:30
Vehicles
4
Renault Clio and 3 others
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.3211, longitude -2.09445, in the B61 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Perryfields, Bromsgrove, B61 7HA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wychavon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200322MC33940
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 July 2004.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    2,965 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Jaguar XJ Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    3,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200322MC33940 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.