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A449 crash in Wychavon on 9 January 2004 at 18:50 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo and a Citroen Xantia were involved in a crash on the A449 in Wychavon at 18:50 on Friday 9 January 2004. The 32-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo, the 35-year-old female driver of the Citroen Xantia and a 55-year-old female passenger in the Citroen Xantia were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Jan 2004
Friday, 18:50
Vehicles
2
Ford Mondeo and Citroen Xantia
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.35849, longitude -2.23403, in the DY11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Summerfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Foley Park & Hoobrook, Wyre Forest, DY11 7RD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wychavon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200422CF38884
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
449
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 10 August 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Xantia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xantia)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xantia)

    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 200422CF38884 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 2004.