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B4085 crash in Wychavon on 13 December 2008 at 12:40 involving a ridden horse

A ridden horse and a van were involved in a crash on the B4085 in Wychavon at 12:40 on Saturday 13 December 2008. The 60-year-old male rider of the ridden horse, a 56-year-old male passenger on the ridden horse and a 29-year-old female passenger on the ridden horse were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Dec 2008
Saturday, 12:40
Vehicles
2
Ridden horse and van
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.10298, longitude -1.89499, in the WR11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Offenham.

Map of where the crash happened in Wychavon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200822CA00961
Council area
Wychavon
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4085
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
26%
Estimated chance it was slight
74%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 October 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ridden horse

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, horse rider, on vehicle 1 (Ridden horse)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, horse rider, on vehicle 1 (Ridden horse)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, horse rider, on vehicle 1 (Ridden horse)

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 200822CA00961 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 2008.